Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” the third in his trilogy of grandes-dames bio-pics, gets lost in a tangle of narrative stuffing, Richard Brody writes. But Angelina Jolie’s rendition of the protagonist is persuasive and movingly operatic. The Operatic Drama of “Maria” Misses Its Cue.

 

Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” the third in his trilogy of grandes-dames bio-pics, gets lost in a tangle of narrative stuffing, Richard Brody writes. But Angelina Jolie’s rendition of the protagonist is persuasive and movingly operatic.

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The Operatic Drama of “Maria” Misses Its Cue

Despite Angelina Jolie’s passionate performance, this sensationalized story of Maria Callas’s last days neglects the diva’s true art.