简介：Thisfilm,madeattherequestofMariaCallasherself,wasstartedin1973,butwasn'tfinisheduntil12yearslater.Itincludeseye-witnessaccountsbyFrancoZeffirelli,TitoGobbi,LuchinoVisconti,CarloMariaGiulini,GiuseppeDiStefanoandmanyotherswhoknewherwell. Ittellsastorythatwaspreviouslyunknown,aboutagreatsingerwhohadbeenbroughtlowbylove,andwhosecareerwasunbelievablyshortwhenconsideredagainstherextraordinaryworldwidereputation. Wewitnessonstageabrokenwomanwhosingsnakedlyfromherheart,aboutherselfandherlife,whoactswithsuchincrediblepowerandunashamedtruththatwestaggerbackbeforewhatweknow,inourhearts,isallofher.There'snoartificehere;novulgarposturingstowhichherabsurdimitators-andtherearemany-aspire. Maria-justawoman,whooftenspokeofCallasinthethirdperson,introuble,asking,beggingsometimes,forourunderstandingandourlove.Shedeservesit,becausetherewasnogreatersingingactressinourtime.Andshewasonly53whenshedied. Thefilmhasbeenhugelyimitated,evencopied,sinceitwasfirstshown,byfeaturefilmanddocumentarymakers.Itremainsthedefinitivestudyofagreatsingerandveryspecialwoman.…