Angelina Jolie portrays renowned opera singer Maria Callas in a film premiering at the Venice Film Festival Thursday. From Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain, “Maria” focuses in on her life in Paris in the 70s before her death at 53. Larraín brought his two previous famous historical women films, “Jackie” and “Spencer," to Venice where both went on to get best actress Oscar nominations for their leads. “Maria,” which was acquired by Netflix for distribution, is the conclusion to the so-called trilogy. It's among the 21 features competing for the festival's awards, which will be announced on Sept. 7.
