Aria

Audience Reviews

View More

thiago S @Thiagostone Apr 21, 2026 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more

STU L @RT61333157 May 16, 2025 I recently watched this again on DVD along with my girlfriend, who had never seen it. Several of the segments were confusing, and at times the nudity (mostly female) seemed to exist because the directors enjoyed working with beautiful nude women. There were some high points, however. The depiction of two lovers in the "dead city" of Korngold's opera was beautifully shot (was it in Bruges, the locale of the opera?); The aria from "Louise," in which an elderly woman looks back on her joyful youth was touching; the comedy of a married couple both cheating on their spouses at the same resort (while an Elvis impersonator sings "La donna e mobile") was a highlight; and the framing device (no plot spoiler here) was well crafted. A number of the arias were sung by Leontine Price, who may be the greatest soprano of all time. See more

Jul 7, 2017 An ambitious and interesting experiment to bring together a group of acclaimed indie directors to present various short stories set to the sound of many different operas. As most experiments go some segments work, some don't with Franc Roddam and Charles Sturridge's segments reign supreme and Jean-Luc-Godard and Robert Altman's segments fall flat disastrously. Give it a watch for some unique imagery and music on display along with the late great John Hurt in a central role. See more

Sep 26, 2014 As with any of these 8 director shorts kinda films, half of them are bland, a handful are great and some are just bad. Unsurprisingly Ken Russell delivers one of the best, and so does Julien Temple's amusing romp through the glorious Madonna Inn. Godard surprisingly wins for biggest stinker, with a real vapid short. All in all, Pretty enjoyable due to the fact it's only an hour and a half long- keeping each film in the 10 minute range. Plus the music is all super classic opera which you can't exactly go wrong with. See more

Nov 19, 2012 There's something for everyone. I liked almost all of them. Ken Russel, Charles Sturrige and Franc Roddam pieces were fantastic. Derek Jarman visually stunning too. Good stuff. See more

Jul 10, 2012 It starts out mild enough, but in the later parts it becomes so emotionally acute as to seem other worldly. Yet the stories have to do with worldly matters: love, longing, despair, death. Love it! See more

Read all reviews

Aria

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING