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Aria

1987 · 97 min

A lush, surreal mosaic of opera-driven vignettes that feels like drifting through a dreamlike gallery of human passions.

Genres
Music, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Ten great directors. One unforgettable film. The most sensual experience you'll ever have in a movie theater.
Overview
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

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Music, Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • death
  • obsession
  • art
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour4
Realism5
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
music, comedy, drama
Directed by
Charles Sturridge, Jean-Luc Godard, Nicolas Roeg, Robert Altman
Written by
Bruce Beresford, Charles Sturridge, Julien Temple, Nicolas Roeg
Starring
John Hurt, Theresa Russell, Sophie Ward, Buck Henry, Beverly D'Angelo, Anita Morris, Gary Kasper, Elizabeth Hurley
Cinematography
Dante Spinotti, Gale Tattersall
Runtime
97 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, French, Italian, German

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