Oldest and most prestigious film festivals, was certainly starstudded this year, and among the figures making an impact was 49yearold angelina jolie for her portrayal of the celebrated late opera singer maria callas in the picture maria. Emma jones was at the venice film festival for talking movies. Emma: angelina jolie is portraying a woman said to have had the voice of an angel. Americanborn greek soprano maria callas, who died in 1977 aged only 53, is judged to be the world s greatest ever female opera star and certainly the most famous. She s been the subject of a documentary maria by callas. A fictitious reimagining of the last week of her life is the subject of maria by chilean director pablo larrain. That is not what the doctor told us we should do. Was he even a doctor? asjolie is seen here as callas, talking to her butler ferruccio, played by italian actor pierfrancesco favino. And that is why he took a sample of your blood. But he said even before the result of the test, we
It s the beginning. It s the start of the whole season. All that and more in this festival review edition of talking movies. Venice, one of the world s oldest and most prestigious film festivals, was certainly starstudded this year, and among the figures making an impact was 49yearold angelina jolie for her portrayal of the celebrated late opera singer, maria callas, in the picture maria. Emma jones was at the venice film festival for talking movies. Emma: angelina jolie is portraying a woman said to have had the voice of an angel. Americanborn greek soprano maria callas, who died in 1977 aged only 53, isjudged to be the world s greatest ever female opera star and certainly the most famous. She s been the subject of a documentary maria by callas. A fictitious reimagining of the last week of her life is the subject of maria by chilean director pablo larrain. That is not what the doctor told us we should do. Was he even a doctor? asjolie is seen here as callas, talking to her butler fer
Highlights of major Film Festivals, Including Movies and performances which have already gathered awards momentum. From the excitement of the Venice Film Festival, Angelina Jolie on her portrayal of Opera Singer Maria callas. It was very clear early on that i was going to really have to learn to sing, because you cant really fake opera. Also from venice, a wealth of documentaries, several Hard Hitting and political, including one from brazilian Film Maker Pedro costa. I think brazil and the United States could become a theocracy. And, from colorado, The Movies that got everyone talking at the small but influential telluride Film Festival. Possible contenders in the forthcoming oscars race. And a Documentary Onjohn Lennon and Yoko Onos early years in new york city. Its the beginning. Its the start of the whole season. All that and more in this Festival Review Edition of talking movies. Venice, one of the worlds oldest and most prestigious Film Festivals, was certainly star studded this
Brown in hong kong outlines the possible reasons behind the recent spike in cases. Up until a few weeks ago hong kong was recording a 0 infection rate but now in the past 2 weeks weve had more than 500 new infections now as to why that has happened well there are different interpretations certainly some commentators are suggesting that its complacency hong kong that its guard down after social distancing rules were relaxed several weeks ago that meant that people returned enthusiastically to bars restaurants and of course to the beaches medical experts offer a different view they point to hong kongs existing quarantine arrangements which exempt from quarantine people like pilots and crew mariners sailors as well as the drivers of lorries bring essential Food Supplies into hong kong now the Hong Kong Government argues that if they were to place that category of workers into the current quarantine restrictions it would effectively put hong kongs food supply of risk and theyre not prepare
In getting your citizen tree where masks masks are important as part of the physical distance physical distancing is the most important but practically when youre living your life and trying to open up the country youre going to come into contact with people and for that reason we know that masks are really important georgias governor is urging people in his state to weather but he refuses to back down on his ban on local authorities making masks mandatory and public. Many well intentioned and well informed georgians want to mask manda and while we all agree that wearing a mask is effective im confident the georgians dont need a mandate to do the right thing our White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett has more on why its become such a contentious issue. Well this is a country that is really founded on revolution its also unique system of government its not a federal system but instead its one that has strong states rights so in many ways the United States is like 50 countries all jo