
MARIA (12A) 2h 4m
Thu 6 February @ 8:00 pm
£7.50 – £10.00
Dir: Pablo Lerrain
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher
Genre: Drama, Biography
Continuing his run of acclaimed and original biopics (Neruda, Jackie), Pablo Larraín reunites with Spencer writer Steven Knight to explore who Callas really was, away from the fame and tabloid headlines. In poor health, Callas wanders around a picturesque Paris as she recounts to an adoring journalist the highs of her career and litany of past loves. Angelina Jolie gives a transforming performance, capturing the myriad layers and masks of this legendary singer’s personality, from pithy to heartbreakingly vulnerable, while showing flashes of the personality that saw her idolised as an opera star. Featuring a stellar cast that includes Valeria Golino, Pierfrancesco Favino and Alba Rohrwacher, Maria is a stunning addition to Larraín’s portrait of iconic women subjected to an alarming degree of scrutiny, while the world looked on.
“What continuously both grounds and elevates the film is Jolie, her humanity, sensitivity and loneliness aching through the screen. Jolie is staggeringly good. Perhaps the best she’s ever been.” Empire
Bar opens from 7pm serving delicious cocktails, fine wines, craft beers and bar snacks. Last orders 10 minutes before the film starts.
Film starts at 8pm
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE