At this time of year, many of the new movies premiering have Oscar aspirations. That’s true for Netflix too, including the latest Netflix original that premiered on the streaming service today, December 11, Maria starring Angelina Jolie. The biopic appears to be a very good chance for Jolie to earn the third Oscar nomination of her career (and was one of my most anticipated new movies in December).
Maria is based on the life of famed 20th century opera singer Maria Callas, portrayed in the movie by Jolie. The movie takes place in Paris following Callas' glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye, where it “reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.” The movie is directed by Pablo Larrain, who has recently done movies about two other iconic 20th century women (Jackie Onasis in Jackie and Princess Diana in Spencer), while it is written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders).
