Pablo Larrain directed the screenplay penned by Steven Knight.
Larrains 2016 movieJackie, about Jackie Kennedy, also earned its star, Natalie Portman, an Oscar nom.
The pic reimagines the American-Greek soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.
Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in ‘Maria’Pablo Larrain/Netflix
In real life, Callas died of a heart attack at her Paris home in 1977 at age 53.
She is rewinding the cassette and playing the important pieces.
The film also stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valeria Golino.
Netflix, whichacquiredthe film just before it debuted at Venice, releases it on its platform December 6.
Read Knights script below.
