A Behind The Scenes Look At "Maria"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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"Maria" had its world premiere at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for Angelina Jolie's breathtaking performance as Maria Callas, one of the world's most renowned Opera singers, Pablo Larraín's gorgeous direction, Ed Lachman's sumptuous cinematography and the detailed production design from Guy Hendrix Dyas. The Next Best Picture team was lucky enough to speak with Larraín, Lachman, and Dyas to get an insightful look into the making of the Netflix film. First up, we have Ema Sasic's interview with director Pablo Larraín. Then we have Giovanni Lago's interview with cinematographer Ed Lachman, and then we end with Cody Dericks'sinterview with production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Netflix and is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories, including Best Actress (Angelina Jolie), Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyling and Best Production Design. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.9	You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Emma Sassick's interview with the director for Maria, Pablo Lorraine,
0:24.5	Giovanni Lago's interview with the cinematographer Ed Lachman, and Cody Derrick's interview of the
0:29.9	production designer Guy Hendrix Diaz. We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at Maria.
0:36.8	I'd like to walk with you through your life.
0:40.4	Should I call you Maria or Lacalas?
0:47.1	Tell me how it felt to be on stage.
0:53.9	An exaltation.
0:56.0	An intoxication.
0:58.0	I thought the stage itself would burn.
1:02.0	Sometimes this thing happens, the thing that's happening right now.
1:09.0	There's a point where self-confidence becomes a kind of insanity.
1:12.9	Thank you for having me.
1:14.7	Of course.
1:15.9	Well, first of all, I have to thank you for directing the film Emma
1:19.9	and for spelling it the way that I spell my name.
1:22.6	I finally felt another Emma in the world through your work.
1:27.5	Oh, I love the name, and it's also a great title for a film because it's short and beautiful.
1:33.6	So it worked.
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