Aria

Rating	R
Format	DVD
Year Released	1987
Run Time	86 min
Stars	Theresa Russell, Nicola Swain, Buck Henry, Jack Kyle, Julie Hagerty, Marianne McLoughlin, Marion Peterson, Tilda Swinton
Director	Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, Julien Temple
Color	Color, Episode Film
Editor	Neil Abrahamson, Robert Altman, Jennifer Auge, Marie-Therese Boiche, Michael Bradsell, Peter Cartwright, Angus Cook, Mike Cragg, Rick Elgood, Jean-Luc Godard, Tony Lawson, Matthew Longfellow
Special Effects	Tom Harris
Language	English

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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