After a whirlwind tour of the Venice, Telluride and New York film festivals, Angelina Jolie and Pablo Larraín brought their film Maria to AFI Fest in Los Angeles on Saturday night. The project - following Larraín's previous looks at Jackie Kennedy in Jackie and Princess Diana in Spencer - explores the final days of legendary but troubled opera singer Maria Callas in 1970s Paris,

Angelina Jolie opens up in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE about portraying renowned opera singer Maria Callas in the upcoming biopic 'Maria' and how they share 'a certain loneliness.'

Maria has struck a deep chord within Angelina Jolie.The Oscar winning actress, who plays Maria Callas in the upcoming biopic, got candid about her connection to the movie in conversation with