Aria (1987)
Directed by Robert Altman / Bruce Beresford / Bill Bryden / Jean-Luc Godard / Derek Jarman / Franc Roddam / Nicolas Roeg / Ken Russell / Charles Sturridge / Julien Temple
Genres - Music |
Sub-Genres - Film-Opera, Musical Comedy, Musical Drama |
Release Date - Mar 18, 1988 (USA) |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Judd Blaise
An international collection of well-known directors contributed to this compilation film, each fashioning a short film inspired by an aria from a famous opera. The approaches vary broadly, from the playful abstraction of Jean-Luc Godard's segment, which illustrates Armide with exercising body-builders, to the more literal approach of Franc Roddam, who transports Tristan und Isolde's story to modern-day Las Vegas. A particular stand-out is Julian Temple's take on Rigoletto, which recasts Verdi as the accompaniment to a contemporary Southern California sex farce.
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fantasy, opera, relationship, old-flame