Angelina Jolie reflects on her portrayal of the soprano, discovering you cannot ‘fake-sing’ opera and her kids Maddox and Pax seeing her cry.

In Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” which Netflix released in theaters Wednesday before it begins streaming on Dec. 11, Jolie gives, if not the performance of her career, then certainly of her last decade. Beginning with 2010’s “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” Jolie has spent recent years directing films while prioritizing raising her six children.