CALLAS FOREVER (DVD) DVD

Callas Forever
A mournful look at the last days of opera diva Maria Callas, director Franco Zeffirelli's biographical drama attempts to explore the irresistible allure of a comeback for a fallen star who hungers for the success of her past. Weathered from the excess of the previous decade and with her best performances long behind her, Callas (Fanny Ardant) withdraws to her Paris apartment to live her final days in seclusion. Despite being ravaged by a throat disease and being stuck in an extended period of mourning following the death of her true love, Callas' manager Larry Kelly (Jeremy Irons) nevertheless suggests that the former reigning queen of opera attempt a spectacular comeback. Though she is physically unable to perform the pieces the way that she once did, the suggestion to lip-sync to recordings of her previous performances offers a tentative chance for latter day fame. Despite her belief that lip-syncing her performance would be dishonest to her fans, the prospect of performing Carmen, an opera that she once recorded but never performed on stage, offers Callas one last shot at reliving her former glory. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast Fanny Ardant as Maria Callas Jeremy Irons as Larry Kelly Joan Plowright as Sarah Keller Jay Rodan as Michael Gabriel Garko as Marco Manuel de Blas as Stephen Billington as Alessandro Bertolucci as Jean Dalric as Olivier Galfione as Roberto Sanchez as Camboric as Achille Brunini as Justino Diaz as

Crew Carlo Centolavigna - Art Director Pippo Pisciotto - Associate Producer Anna Anni - Costume Designer Alberto Spiazzi - Costume Designer Alessandro Lai - Costume Designer Franco Zeffirelli - Director Sean Barton - Editor Marco Chimenz - Executive Producer Giovanni Stabilini - Executive Producer Alessio Vlad - Composer (Music Score) Bruno Cesari - Production Designer Ennio Guarnieri - Cinematographer Giovannella Zannoni - Producer Riccardo Tozzi - Producer Peter Lindsay - Sound/Sound Designer Tony Dawe - Sound/Sound Designer Franco Zeffirelli - Screenwriter Martin Sherman - Screenwriter

Callas Forever
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 108 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Titles [5:24] 2. Someone New [2:56] 3. A Has Been [10:36] 4. Home [6:04] 5. Memories [5:06] 6. Trust [7:28] 7. Yes! [9:35] 8. Rehearsal [9:52] 9. First Look [8:48] 10. So Much to Discover [5:20] 11. A Fraud [8:57] 12. Talk of Tosca [8:08] 13. There Was a Voice [6:05] 14. Integrity [9:14] 15. End Credits [4:34]