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Aria Reviews

1987

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This avant-garde, often comic compilation film features 10 renowned directors' short interpretations of arias from operas by Verdi, Puccini, Wagner, and others. Read more

Starring	Theresa Russell, Stephanie Lane, Roy Hyatt, Sevilla Delofski
Director	Charles Sturridge, Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard
Genres	Drama, Music/Musical

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  Absolutely Brilliant
  
  Do not expect a story or a plot, there is no dialogue. This is artistic beautiful film making interwoven with fantastic opera arias. I have tried, without ... read more »
  
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  Aria (1987)
  
  Films made up of different segments (‘portmanteau films’) rarely turn out satisfactorily. ‘Aria’ certainly disappointed this particular ... read more »
  
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  A wonderful film
  
  Fabulous arias chosen from several hundred years of opera, beautifully illustrated with short 'cameo' videos and neatly woven together. Each of the ... read more »
  
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  Operatic fantasy
  
  A brilliant idea, but could have been done better. Probably there was too much of a sense of competition among the different directors for the actual music to ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Jul 2009 at 10:43
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  Absolutely Brilliant
  
  Do not expect a story or a plot, there is no dialogue. This is artistic beautiful film making interwoven with fantastic opera arias. I have tried, without ... read more »
  
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- - 5
  - 0
  Absolutely Brilliant
  
  Do not expect a story or a plot, there is no dialogue. This is artistic beautiful film making interwoven with fantastic opera arias. I have tried, without ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 772316
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Bridgend, South Wales
  - 17 Jun 2009 at 17:44
- - 1
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  Operatic fantasy
  
  A brilliant idea, but could have been done better. Probably there was too much of a sense of competition among the different directors for the actual music to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 784715
- - Leni
  - 179 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Jul 2009 at 10:43
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  A wonderful film
  
  Fabulous arias chosen from several hundred years of opera, beautifully illustrated with short 'cameo' videos and neatly woven together. Each of the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 954362
- - Silhillian
  - 7 reviews
  - Solihull
  - 16 Jan 2011 at 22:17
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  Aria (1987)
  
  Films made up of different segments (‘portmanteau films’) rarely turn out satisfactorily. ‘Aria’ certainly disappointed this particular ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - 16 Apr 2011 at 19:56

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