Aria [30th Anniversary Edition]

Aria [30th Anniversary Edition]

Robert Altman
Aria [30th Anniversary Edition]

Aria [30th Anniversary Edition]

Robert Altman

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Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/01/2018
UPC: 0085365648821
Original Release: 1987
Rating: R
Source: Lightyear Video
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [stereo, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:26:00
Sales rank: 52,571

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Theresa Russell King Zog (segment "Un ballo in maschera")
Sevilla Delofski Maid (segment "Un ballo in maschera")
Ruth Halliday Companion (segment "Un ballo in maschera")
Arthur Cox Major (segment "Un ballo in maschera")
Dennis Holmes Colonel (segment "Un ballo in maschera")
Paul Brightwell Assassin (segment "Un ballo in maschera")
Nicola Swain Marie (segment "La virgine degli angeli")
Jackson Kyle Travis (segment "La virgine degli angeli"),Travis
Marianne McLoughlin Kate (segment "La virgine degli angeli")
Marion Peterson Les Jeunes Filles (segment "Armide")
Valerie Allain Les Jeunes Filles
Geneviève Page Actor
Cris Campion Actor
Sandrine Dumas Actor
James Mathers The Lover
Bertrand Bonvoisin Actor
Anne Canovas Actor
Bella Enahoro Actor
Howie Korn Groom
Kwabena Manso Actor
Bunty Mathias Actor
Robert Merrill Actor
Delphine Rich Actor
Jennifer Smith Actor
Louis-Marie Taillefer Actor
Dyanne Thorne Bride
Andreas Wisniewski Actor
Roy Hyatt Chauffeur
Frank Baker Assassin
Chris Hunter Assassin
Stan Mazin Dancer
Dominic Salinero Dancer
Jeff Calhoun Dancer
Derick Coleman Indian Boy
Quentin Brown Indian Boy
George Ellis Jones Chauffeur
John Doyle Blind Balloon Man
Jean-Baptiste Lulli Composer

Technical Credits
Robert Altman Director,Screenwriter
Bruce Beresford Director,Screenwriter
Bill Bryden Director,Screenwriter
Jean-Luc Godard Director,Screenwriter
Derek Jarman Director,Screenwriter
Franc Roddam Director,Screenwriter
Nicolas Roeg Director,Screenwriter
Ken Russell Director,Screenwriter
Charles Sturridge Director,Screenwriter
Julien Temple Director,Screenwriter
Jim Mervis Executive Producer
Charles Mitchell Executive Producer,Producer
Don Boyd Producer,Screenwriter
Tom Kuhn Producer
Mike Watts Producer
Arne Holland Executive Producer
Tom Harris Special Effects
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