Through a dreamlike journey, dreams and reality intersect redundantly without following any chronological timeline. Like the jarring notes of an out-of-tune piano, three painful events mark the life, soul and career of Maria Callas, one of the greatest voices in opera. It is opera itself, a source of inspiration, that accompanies and unites the pain of “La Divina” with the story told in Puccini's opera Suor Angelica, which provides its soundtrack. In this poetic musical masterpiece by Puccini, the sounds, sometimes soft and melancholic, sometimes bright and transcendent, through musical ekphrasis, enhance the film's narrative, punctuating, scene after scene, the psychological and emotional state of the singer, thus creating a visual and auditory portrait that, through an aesthetic experience, leads the viewer to “feel” the essence of the human pain of a woman, a diva, a mother.

Direction and screenplay: Simonetta Pisano
Shooting and editing: Giovanni Brancato
Hair and makeup: Avant-Garde Barbalace Parrucchieri and Simonetta Pisano
Cast: Maria Callas: Giada Vadalà, Aristotele Onassis: Pietro Barbaro, Bruna: Helga Corrao, Vasili (Maria's little brother): Giuseppe Lucà Trombetta, Young Maria Callas: Sofia Lucà Trombetta, Omero (Maria's son): Isabella Arena

Music:
Sempre Amore (Don Cornell)
Sister Angelica by Giacomo Puccini
- Ah, I'm Damned
- Intermezzo
- Senza Mamma (La Grazia) [Sung by M. Callas]
- Il Miracolo
Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini
- Intermezzo
Original music on piano by Simonetta Pisano
Origin: Italy
Year: 2025
Running Time: 15

DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY
Simonetta Pisano is an actress and director. She is currently majoring in Tourism and Entertainment and holds a degree in DAMS from the University of Messina. She leads theater workshops for adults, teens, and children, as well as PON projects in schools. In the film industry, she worked with the producer Andrea Leone Film as a dialect coach on the film "AMICHE DA MORIRE," directed by G. Farina, alongside actors such as Marina Confalone, Sabrina Impacciatore, Cristiana Capotondi, Gaetano Aronica, and others. She is an actress in the television series "Il capo dei capi," directed by E. Monteleone and A. Sweet; she also appears in the 3D feature film "Il volo," directed by W. Wenders. In theater, she plays a variety of roles, from dramatic to brilliant, from Pirandello to D. Fo and F. Rame. She starred in Dostoevsky's "White Nights," directed by D. Venuti. She is the author and director of the short scientific documentary "MATER, SIC ET SIMPLICITER"; Author and director of the short film "INSIDE THE MIRROR." Director of the musical-theatrical-multimedia show "CIAO CHET, LA MUSICA DELL’ANIMA." Director and lead actress in "COPPIA APERTA... QUASI SPALANCATA" (by D. Fo and F. Rame); Director of "LOVE IS THE ANSWER."