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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 07/06/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 28 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Avant-garde / Experimental, Musical Drama, Musical Comedy, Film-Opera See Also: Aria [Widescreen], Aria

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

Theresa Russell - King Zog
Nicola Swain - Marie
Jack Kyle - Travis
Buck Henry - Preston
Julie Hagerty
Marianne McLoughlin - Kate
Tilda Swinton - Young Girl
Marion Peterson - Les Jeunes Filles

The experimental episode film Aria comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.78:1. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Although there are no special features, opera enthusiasts and fans of the individual directors who worked on this film will certainly find a great deal of entertainment value on this disc. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide