Aria (1987)
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Product Details: Aria (1987)
- Edition:
- DVD . See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- R
- Release Date:
- 05/20/2008
- UPC:
- 883929009497
- Directed by:
- Robert Altman
- Featuring:
- Theresa Russell, John Hurt, Beverly D'Angelo. See all cast
Synopsis: Aria (1987)
Synopis: Producer Don Boyd brought together 10 of the world's most revered directors in order to pay homage to the opera with this episodic feature. Each director was asked to choose an aria from an operatic work and create a short film inspired by the emotions and intensity of the music rather than merely re-creating the opera itself. True to form, the result is a bizarre, moving, and broad work of entertainment. Standouts include Charles Sturridge's haunting LA VIRGINE DEGLI ANGELI, which follows a group of adolescents who steal a car and meet an early demise; Jean-Luc Godard's ARMIDE, an abstract visual tour de force that incorporates nude females floating around bodybuilders in midworkout; Franc Roddam's somber LIEBESTOD, which watches a young couple spending one last night in a Las Vegas hotel room; Derek Jarman's nostalgic DEPUIS LE JOUR, a moving ode to a life well lived; and Ken Russell's stimulating NESSUN DORMA, which breathes fresh life into the moment just before one dies. The directors use the works of their chosen composer--including Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Erich Korngold, Jean Philippe Rameau, Giacomo Puccini, Gustave Charpentier, and Ruggiero Leoncavallo--to tell stories about life, love, and loss as they feel it on a personal level, making ARIA more than just a sheer exercise in style.User Reviews: Aria
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Thank God they released it on DVD!
, August 22, 2002Reviewer: Bukyman Auctions - See all Bukyman Auctions's reviews -
Oh, la, la...
, April 9, 2001Reviewer: demf4_2000 - See all demf4_2000's reviewsI've only seen this once, and although only an opera buff would stand listening through the whole movie, one nice feature here is the presence of Valerie Allain, who happens to be the actress portraying Mireille in the "French in Action" public television course. The sequence in which she appears is mindboggling... makes me want to shag... badly. Schwing! ...
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This film is a delight, even if you aren't an opera fan. This is truely abstract art.