How 'Maria', 'I'm Still Here' Blow Up the Biopic

Directors Pablo Larrain and Walter Salles reveal their creative approaches to telling true stories

BIO HACKER “We want to create our own truth inside of the film that could let you find the spirit of the character more than anything else,” says Maria director Pablo Larrain of his depiction of opera star Maria Callas played by Angelina Jolie. (James Devaney/GC Images)

When we talk about the Oscars becoming more international, we often mean it in the mo…