It's a beautiful documentary in and of itself.

| Oct 2, 2021

It was the humanity in the delivery of divinity that was the key to Callas's impact - the way she knew, by some uncanny ability, just how to channel an archetype.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 30, 2021

Will likely appeal to opera lovers more than casual viewers, but nonetheless provides an interesting portrait of a person who is still one of classical music's best-selling vocalists decades after her death.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 1, 2021

An exceptionally involving film.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 15, 2020

An engrossing documentary about the legendary Greek-American opera soprano.

| Aug 7, 2020

Why does Volf avoid going into Callas's Greek heritage? . . . What about the pressures of spearheading an oft-neglected art in a world tumbling towards modernity?

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 25, 2020

Essential viewing for anyone who cares about classical music, opera, the human psyche, or the biases of American media.

| Jun 1, 2020

The relative absence of gossip is refreshing in light of so many salacious documentaries about celebrities.

| Apr 7, 2020

A well-researched, personal and fascinating documentary.

| Original Score: A- | Jul 23, 2019

Having rescued these elements with discreet application, the documentary María por Callas amply fulfills its best purposes. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Jun 13, 2019

In his directorial debut, photographer Tom Volf brings his keen eye for framing a message to creating a solid narrative momentum for a film that's essentially all footage and dialogue that already exists.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 29, 2019

If you don't have any idea about Maria Callas's life or work, this film won't explain you anything... This is a film made by fans for fans, with a great work of investigation and compilation of materials. [Full Review in Spanish]

| May 24, 2019

Every good diva deserves a doc portrait.

| May 22, 2019

A fun and informative film on a true diva. [Full Review in Spanish]

| May 14, 2019

Despite incurring certain thematic conventions of biographical and idolatrous documentaries, Maria by Callas is a testament of humanity. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 12, 2019

Maria By Callas paints a warm, touching portrait of the legendary Maria Callas, as a person as well as offering a sampling of her work and an overview of her career.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 18, 2019

We tend to think of paparazzi as a modern invention but Volf's film proves otherwise, with Callas in a scrum of cameras and reporters every time she steps off a plane or from a car.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 15, 2019

This beautiful portrait of Maria Callas is an homage to her trajectory that time would not be able to erase. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Mar 20, 2019

This documentary is a tribute. [Full review in Spanish]

| Mar 14, 2019

A fascinating and hypnotic documentary. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 13, 2019