Callas Forever (2002)
| Release Date | 16 September 2002 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | ItalyFranceSpainUKRomania |
| Filming Locations | Bucharest, Romania |
| Language | English, French, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature], Musical Drama, Showbiz Drama |
| Mood | A Good Cry |
| Themes | Musician's Life, Starting Over |
| Tones | Bittersweet, Sentimental |
| Tags | Comeback, Diva, Opera, Opera Singer |
Callas Forever is a 2002 biographical film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, who co-wrote the screenplay with Martin Sherman. It is an homage to Zeffirelli's friend, internationally acclaimed opera diva Maria Callas, whom he directed on stage in Norma, La Traviata, and Tosca.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Manuel de Blas
Esteban Gomez
Justino Díaz
Scarpia
Jean Dalric
Gerard
Anna Lelio
Bruna
Alessandro Bertolucci
Marcello
Olivier Galfione
Thierry
Roberto Sanchez
Escamillo
Achille Brugnini
Ferruccio
Eugene Kohn
Eugene
Maria Del Mar Rivas
Frasquita in "Carmen"
Concha Lopez
Mercedes in "Carmen"
Bryan Jardine
Businessman in 'Carmen'
Bill Avery
Businessman in 'Carmen'
Sorin Popa
Businessman in 'Carmen'
Onochi Seietsu
Businessman in 'Carmen'
Ann McElhinney
Journalist
Tara Marie Anderson
Journalist
Tomi Cristin
Journalist
Razvan Popa
Journalist
Barry Mulligan
Journalist
The Ballets Espagnols
La Corrala de la Danza
Lucía Real
Featured 'Carmen' Dancer
Angel Muñoz
Featured 'Carmen' Dancer
Maria Andrei
Stewardess
Ignacio Paurici
Ignacio
Gabriel Spahiu
Reporter
Director
Writer
Martin Sherman
Producer
Andrei Boncea
co-producer
Pino Butti
line producer
Farid Chaouche
line producer: France
Marco Chimenz
executive producer
Fabio Conversi
co-producer
Ricardo García Arrojo
line producer: Spain
Olivier Granier
co-producer
Clive Parsons
co-producer
Pippo Pisciotto
associate producer
Francisco Ramos
co-producer
Giovanni Stabilini
executive producer
Riccardo Tozzi
producer
Giovannella Zannoni
producer
Original Music
Alessio Vlad
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Cinematographer
Ennio Guarnieri
Editor
Sean Barton
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Casting Director
Ilene Starger
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Emma Style
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Art Director
Luigi Quintili
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Costume Designer
Anna Anni
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Alessandro Lai
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Alberto Spiazzi
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Makeup Department
Stefano Ceccarelli
hair stylist
Lidia Constantin
hair stylist
Clarisse Domine
key makeup artist: France
Massimiliano Duranti
hair stylist
Giorgio Gregorini
chief hair stylist
Giovanna Iacaponi
makeup artist
Lidia Ivanov
hair stylist
Nilo Jacoponi
supervising makeup artist
Alfredo Marazzi
chief makeup artist
Maurizio Nardi
chief makeup artist
José Quetglás
makeup artist: Spain
Aldo Signoretti
supervising hair stylist
Production Manager
Simona Batistelli
unit manager
Pino Butti
production manager
Maxime Couteret
assistant unit manager
Matteo De Laurentiis
post-production supervisor
Simona De Laurentiis
post-production supervisor
Marco Greco
production manager
Christophe Guillerault
assistant unit manager: french unit
Roberto Leone
unit manager
Gianluca Leurini
production manager
Valeria Licurgo
production manager
Jérôme Servant
unit manager: France
Ada Solomon
production manager: Romania
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Bartonio
first assistant director: France
Serena Canevari
first assistant director
Manuel L. Cañizares
first assistant director: Spain
Gilles Cannatella
second assistant director
Inti Carboni
assistant director: Spain
Cristian Ciurea
assistant director: Romania
Nicolas Duchemin Harvard
trainee assistant director
Marco Gandini
second assistant director
Pedro Pablo Glez-Madiedo
second assistant director: Spain
Mario Grasso
second second assistant director
Óscar Manero
second assistant director: Spain
Carlo Paramidani
second assistant director
Alexandre Schmitt
second assistant director: France
Art Department
Daniel Alexandru
sculptor
Gianni Angler
construction manager
Diana Apostol
art department coordinator
Fabrizio Bianchi
prop man
Carlos Bodelón
art director: Spain
Yves Bonhomme
construction grip: France
Luigi Calvitti
carpenter
Carlo Centolavigna
set designer
Bruno Cesari
artistic director
Roberto Cingolani
upholsterer
Claudia Cosenza
assistant art director
Vraciu Eduard Daniel
draftsman
Silvia Daunis
assistant art director: Spain
Sebastiano De Caro
stand-by props
Tommaso Dubla
scenic painter
Liviu Marcu
sculptor
Tamara Marini
assistant production designer
Maria Miu
art director: Romania
Dan Munteanu
sculptor
Maurizio Narducci
set dresser
Vlad Panaitescu
construction manager: Romania
Adrian Popa
property master
Francesco Postiglione
stand-by props
Luigi Sergianni
construction supervisor
Ivano Todeschi
scenic painter
Claudio Villa
prop man
Sound Department
Nick Alexander
adr editor
Philip Barnes
adr editor
Giorgio Conti
sound editor
Francesco Cucinelli
sound re-recording mixer
Simon Gibson
original sound recordist
Peter Lindsay
sound mixer
Malcolm Rose
boom operator
Fabio Venturi
sound engineer
Luca Anzellotti
sound effects editor
Massimo Anzellotti
foley artist
Gelu Costache
sound assistant
Tony Dawe
production sound mixer
Special Effects
Adrian Popescu
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Claudio Napoli
visual effects supervisor
Fabrizio Pistone
digital artist
Gianluca Risita
visual effects coordinator
Gian Luca Rizzo
visual effects producer
Sandra Roach
digital artist
Camera and Electrical Department
Alessandro Anselmi
grip
Giancarlo Bachetti
electrician
Vincenzo Carpineta
camera operator
Fabian Cevallos
still photographer
Marco De Leonibus
electrician
Luca De Santis
electrician
Silvano Di Cicco
electrician
Viorel Ionita
electrician: Romania
Marios Ivascu
clapper loader
Maurizio Lorenzetti
focus puller
Marcello Negretti
key grip
Benoît Pain
video assistant: Paris
Stefano Paradiso
Steadicam operator
Valter Pavia
grip
Roberto Pecci
grip
Francesco Quattrone
electrician
Ludovic Simeon
second assistant camera: France
Massimiliano Zenga
focus puller
Peter Zuffa
clapper loader
Gheorghe Zvunca
grip: Romania
Casting Department
Carol Dermengiu
casting coordinator: Romania
Catherine Deserbais
extras casting
Gabriela Petre
extras casting
Andreea Tanasescu
special extras casting
Janice Wilde
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Antonella Bachini
wardrobe assistant
Chloe Bartonio
wardrobe mistress: France
Giorgio Cardosi
assistant costume designer
Monica Lampazzi
assistant costume designer
Elsa Masseroni
wardrobe assistant
Piero Risani
assistant costume designer
Marzia Sordoni
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Alessandra Eberspacher
post-production assistant
Carlo La Bella
color grader
Neri Nazzareno
final colorist
Tiberiu Teodorescu
assistant editor: Romania
Liberata Zocchi
assistant editor
Music Department
Piergiorgio Ambrosi
music consultant
Giorgio Conti
music editor
Orchestra De Roma
musician
Angelo Giovagnoli
music supervisor
Eugene Kohn
music consultant
Claudio Messina
music producer: RTI Music
Ivor Newton
musician
Nicola Rossi Giordano
musician
Lula Sarchioni
music producer: EMI Music
Antonio Sechi
music arranger, conductor
Fabio Venturi
music editor
Transportation Department
Charles Heidet
action vehicle coordinator
Vincent Servant
driver: cast
Other Crew
Angela Allen
script supervisor
Luciano Bacchielli
assistant: Mr. Zeffirelli
Marie-Odile Bertot
production accountant: France
Miguel Bustamante
location manager: Spain
Cosmina Busuioc
accountant: Romania
El Camborio
choreographer
Geoffrey Carey
dialogue coach: Fanny Ardant, France
Christophe Chauveau
location scout
Carmela Compagnone
payroll accountant
La Corrala De La Danza
dancer: Ballet espagnol
Raul Cosma
production assistant
Danielle Dumanoir
production coordinator: France
Mathias Farrugia
subtitler: French
Mariangela Ferrario-Hall
publicist: International
Stéphane Floc'h
location manager: France
Mabel García
accountant: Spain
Passarelli Giorgia
production coordinator
Kate Godfrey
dialogue coach: Fanny Ardant
Niculae Izabela
translator
Marco Mattei
post production accountant, post-production accountant
Sarah Millar
location accountant
Jean-Marie Modet
location assistant
Julian Murray
assistant accountant
Rizia Ortolani
production coordinator
Jackie Page
unit publicist
Iulian Pana
location manager: Romania
Maxine De Vere
accountant: Spain
Firminio Pasquali
supervising accountant
Giorgia Passarelli
production coordinator
Gianluca Pignatelli
publicist: Italy
Rita Pontone
secretary: Mr. Zeffirelli
Alberto Poveda
assistant to location manager
Stefano Priori
financial controller
Della Ragione-Garofalo
legal services: Studio Degli Avvocati
Vincent Riotta
dialogue coach
Eugene Rizzo
unit publicist
Alexandra Schamis
publicist: France
Patrizia Serantoni
assistant: Mr.Zannoni
Iuliana Stefan
production coordinator: Romania
Val Sunderland
location accountant
Ana Maria Telega
assistant production coordinator: Romania
Iulian Timofte
runner
Giorgio Tregnaghi
production accountant
Thanks
Production Company
Galfin
,
Medusa Produzione
Babe Film
France 2 Cinéma
Medusa Film
Cattleya
Film and General Productions
Alquimia Cinema
Media Pro Pictures
Eurimages
Canal+
Distributor
Bac Films
Medusa Distribuzione
Studio Canal
Alberto Bitelli Intl. Films
GAGA Communications
Manga Films
Regent Releasing
here! Films
Finnkino Oy
Future Film
Hollydan Works
Image Entertainment
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Paradise Group
Pony Canyon
Yleisradio (YLE)
Special Effects
Proxima
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Miscellaneous
Chanel
special thanks , costumes: for Fanny Ardant, special thanks
Etro
special thanks
Goyard
special thanks
Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)
international publicity
Dubbing Brothers
titles: French version, dubbing
Accademia Musicale Italiana (AMIT)
score performed by
Air France
thanks
All Deco International
sculptures
Auto-Tele-Cinema
costumes
Aéroports de Paris
support, thanks
Battistoni
costumes
Bureau Parisien du Film
support
C.T.C.
costumes
Car & Crane
cranes
Casa di Nepi
set dressing
Cinesicurtà
insurance
Corbis Sigma
stills
Cornejo
costumes
Costumi GP 11
costumes
EMI Classics
soundtrack published by
EMI Music
music producer
F.IIi Cartocci
camera: lenses and lighting equipment
Forum Music Village
music recorded at
Grevi Mode
costumes
International Recording
sound post-production
Justo Algaba
costumes
Kodak Italia
film
L.A.B.A. Serrao Eva
costumes
Leur Transporti
transportation: Israel
Mairie de Paris
support
Maratier
costumes
Megino S.L.
transportation
Metropolitan Opera, New York, The
costumes
Orchestra di Roma
score performed by
Penta Studio
titles and opticals
Préfecture de Police de Paris
thanks
R.E.C.
lamps and gel
RTI Music Image Music
original music publisher , music producer
Rafael Hosteleria Internacional S.A.
catering
Rocchetti e Rocchetti
wigs
Romana Antichita
set dressing
Sasteria Cornejo
costumes
Shoes Pompei 2000
costumes
Sound Track di Anzellotti
foley
Studio Degli Avvocati
legal services
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
location
Tirelli Costumi
costumes
Ulisse Sartini
set dressing
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Callas Forever
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Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Otello (1986)
Pagliacci (1982)
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Sparrow (1993)
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
The Champ (1979)
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