Angelina Jolie has been making headlines these past couple of months due to her divorce from Brad Pitt and ongoing family issues. But recently, she’s been generating buzz for another reason. Jolie’s performance in the biographical picture Maria has enjoyed immense praise lately.
Additionally, doing the project might’ve been as emotionally fulfilling as it was professionally. Angelina Jolie felt ‘Maria’ was a very healing experience Maria is Jolie’s upcoming drama based on the life of the late Greek opera singer Maria Callas. The movie covers the last days of the artist’s life, and how she channeled her pain through her operatic performances.
All the pieces seemed to fall into place when it came to Jolie doing the feature. The film’s script immediately resonated with her, and Jolie got the chance to work alongside director Pablo Larraín, who she always wanted to collaborate with. “We met and talked about Maria, and then listened to music a lot.
When the script came in, there was so much about it I loved. We talked even further, and we were discussing the character together. So it was a long process,” Jolie once told IndieWire .
Tapping into Callas’ mind became a very personal ordeal for the Tomb Raider star. “It helped heal a part of me,” Jolie said in an interview with Deadline . She didn’t get into any specifics as to what exactly it healed.
She did, however, open up on what she felt during her performance. “In some ways I can’t tell you,”.
