It took wearing a Christian Dior trench coat in the peak of European Summer to cement Angelina Jolie’s return to the press tour circuit after a brief hiatus. In her first role in three years, the legendary movie star has taken her place in the spotlight by playing the late opera diva Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s upcoming biopic. Completing his trilogy of fragile and rich women on the brink—other instalments include 2016’s Jackie with Natalie Portman at Jackie Kennedy and 2021’s Spencer featuring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana—Maria opened at the 2024 International Film Festival to stellar reviews and an eight-minute standing ovation that left the actress in tears. It’s not Jolie’s swan song to the craft, but an encore to her vast body of work.
