Aria (1987)

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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. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

86 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Ken Russell, Julien Temple, Bruce Beresford

Writer(s):

Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell

Producer(s):

Tom Kuhn, Don Boyd, Charles Mitchell

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