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This article contains major spoilers for Maria (2024).
So what actually happens at the end?
An editorial breakdown of the closing minutes of Maria is in progress. Full beat-by-beat coverage will publish shortly; for now, the plot summary below covers the major narrative arcs through the climax.
Plot recap leading into the ending
Maria is a 2024 biographical psychological drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight. It is an international co-production between Italy, Chile, Germany and the United States. The film stars Angelina Jolie as opera singer Maria Callas, and follows the week before her death in 1977 Paris, as she reflects on her life and career. It also stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Stephen Ashfield, Valeria Golino, and Kodi Smit-McPhee in supporting roles. It is the third film in Larraín's trilogy of iconic 20th-century women, following Jackie (2016), and Spencer (2021).
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What is Maria about?
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
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