Angelina Jolie was moved by the audience’s reaction to the launch of her latest film at the Venice Film Festival.
Angelina Jolie at the Venice Film Festival PHOTO: capture X
Jolie, who plays the late opera singer Maria Callas in director Pablo Larraín’s Maria, received an eight-minute standing ovation at the premiere on Thursday, August 29, at the Sala Grande Theater of the 2024 Venice Film Festival. according to people.com.
Jolie, 49, cried as the audience applauded after the film ended.
The Oscar-winning actress wiped away tears, briefly turning her face away from the crowd. She also hugged Larraín, 48, and her castmates as they basked in the audience’s affection for the film.
Several people posted videos of Jolie on social media during the standing ovation. “Angelina Jolie’s 8-minute standing ovation at #Venice81 for ‘Maria’ is the most enthusiastic ovation we’ve seen at the festival since Brendan Fraser launched his Oscar campaign for The Whale here two years ago,” Variety editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh wrote on X.
For the premiere, Jolie wore a custom strapless beige Tamara Ralph dress with fur lining the sleeves.
She paired her look with a bold red lip that matched her nails, contrasting the earth-toned monochromatic ensemble.
Before the screening, Jolie talked about how the role presented different challenges. The interpretation of the famous soprano gave him “the therapy I didn’t realize I needed,” she said at a press conference Thursday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“I had no idea how much I was holding back and not letting out,” she said. “So the challenge was not technical, it was an emotional experience to find my voice, to be in my body, to express myself. You have to give every bit of yourself.”
The film says “the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970s Paris.
Netflix has acquired the rights to the film, but a release date has yet to be announced.
