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Words by Jessica Barrett [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/imago0757917739h-copy-scaled.jpg” alt=”Jennifer Aniston” title_text=”Maria Red Carpet – The 81st Venice International Film Festival Angelina Jolie attends a red carpet for Maria during the” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”107px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n As Angelina Jolie made her grand entrance on the Venice Film Festival red carpet, smiling for the hordes of cameras in a faux-fur stole and custom-made gown from Australian designer Tamara Ralph, it felt like a seminal moment for the 49-year-old actor.<\/p>\n While she\u2019s been in the public eye most of her life thanks to her famous father Jon Voight, and has been working in Hollywood for over four decades, the past eight years have been a time of deep turmoil for the actor. In many ways, navigating her divorce from Brad Pitt has been far more dramatic than their controversial origin story, which began while he was still married to Jennifer Aniston.<\/p>\n The star has said openly that the acrimonious divorce proceedings prompted her to take a step back from both Hollywood and the public eye in order to \u2018heal\u2019. So her highly anticipated role as Maria Callas in the biopic about the opera singer, titled Maria, feels like a significant moment for Jolie. Since her split with Pitt in 2016, Jolie has only starred in two major films: the Disney sequel Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil and the Marvel flop Eternals. Both blockbusters were said to be chosen with her children and an expensive divorce bill in mind. By contrast, Maria, directed by Pablo Larra\u00edn, is being touted as a serious Oscar contender for next year\u2019s awards \u2013 this Venice premiere the start of that campaign.<\/p>\n Jolie, who says she trained for six months to play Callas, was courted for years by Larra\u00edn to play the role of the talented but tormented opera singer. The director says the role was a \u2018very difficult\u2019 process for Jolie, who nonetheless navigated the intense nature of its demands well. \u2018She can let you in when she wants, and she can create a distance where she wants,\u2019 he has said of working with Jolie.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Critics at Venice largely praised Jolie\u2019s performance, with one review declaring it \u2018career-defining\u2019. It\u2019s a major milestone for Jolie, and a welcome one, given she is still embroiled in what\u2019s been described by friends as an \u2018emotionally and financially draining\u2019 legal battle with Pitt. The pair are yet to finalise their financial divisions, with the vineyard attached to their South of France home, Ch\u00e2teau Miraval, the biggest bone of contention, after Jolie allegedly sold her half to a Russian oligarch without first clearing the transaction with Pitt. This follows protracted battles over the custody of their six children, Maddox, Pax, Shiloh, Zahara, Vivienne and Knox, although only two of them now remain under the age of 18 \u2013 the age when the courts consider them adults. Recent reports suggest the children have mostly dropped the \u2018Pitt\u2019 from their double-barrelled surnames of their own accord upon reaching 18, and intend to be known by their mother\u2019s name from now on \u2013 thought to be a show of loyalty to her. Jolie has made claims of abuse by Pitt, which he has always firmly denied.<\/p>\n The children reaching maturity has also freed up Jolie to look to the future and refocus on work. Besides Maria, Jolie has also directed Salma Hayek in Without Blood, due to premiere this week at the Toronto Film Festival. She has been named as the face of Tom Ford Beauty \u2013 the first time the luxury house has had a celebrity ambassador. It\u2019s no coincidence these projects have come at the same time.<\/p>\n \u2018Angelina is ready to start afresh,\u2019 they explain. \u2018She has poured her heart and soul into these projects \u2013 and has found work an huge source of comfort during the toughest of times. This is the first time in many years that she\u2019s going into awards season with a realistic shot of an Oscar, so that\u2019s exciting. Privately, Angelina would acknowledge that there\u2019s still a great deal to resolve with Brad, and still a lot of healing to do. 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<\/strong><\/p>\n‘This is the first time in many years that she\u2019s going into awards season with a realistic shot of an Oscar’<\/h2>\n