Maria (2024) — Screenplay
In 1970s Paris, fading opera legend Maria Callas confronts her past and identity as her final act approaches.
- Written by
- Steven Knight
- Genre
- Drama, Biography, Music
- Studio
- The Apartment, Komplizen Film, Fabula
- Length
- 96 pages
Steven Knight's character study offers a masterclass in balancing intimate dialogue with sweeping biographical scope. The screenplay's nonlinear structure and evocative Parisian setting deepen the exploration of fame's cost, while Callas's internal conflict drives a poignant, restrained arc ideal for studying dramatic tension and subtext in biopics.
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