Aria

1987, Musical, 1h 31m

13 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

In this opera-based anthology, 10 directors interpret 10 popular arias. Among others, Robert Altman imagines the opening night of Jean-Philippe Rameau's "Les Boréades" in 1734 Paris; Jean-Luc Godard envisions Jean-Bapiste Lully's "Armide" as the story of French maids desperately trying to seduce burly bodybuilders lifting weights at the gym; and Julien Temple stages Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto" with synchronous infidelities occurring at the same hotel.

Cast & Crew

John Hurt
The Actor
Theresa Russell
King Zog
Buck Henry
Preston
Roy Hyatt
Chauffeur
Sevilla Delofski
Maid
Ruth Halliday
Companion
Arthur Cox
Major
Dennis Holmes
Colonel
Robert Altman
Director
Bruce Beresford
Director
Bill Bryden
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Director
Derek Jarman
Director
Franc Roddam
Director
Nicolas Roeg
Director
Ken Russell
Director
Charles Sturridge
Director
Julien Temple
Director
Tom Kuhn
Executive Producer
Jim Mervis
Executive Producer
Charles Mitchell
Executive Producer
Don Boyd
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Gabriel Beristain
Cinematographer
Caroline Champetier
Cinematographer
Frederick Elmes
Cinematographer
Harvey Harrison
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Critic Reviews for Aria

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Full Review… Janet Maslin New York Times Full Review… Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Full Review… Jason Best Movie Talk Full Review… Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Full Review… Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Full Review… Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Full Review… Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Full Review… Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Full Review… Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Full Review… James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette Full Review… Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Full Review… Shane Burridge rec.arts.movies.reviews
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Audience Reviews for Aria

  • Aug 04, 2008
    Wow. What a bunch of weak sauce artistic crap. Not only did the whole thing completely suck, but it was super slow while it sucked. I read that like three of them were awful, and the rest were good. But I couldn't tell the difference, not a single story was worth a poop in an old tin can.
    Curtis L Super Reviewer
  • Jun 07, 2007
    Uneven. Goes from great to uninteresting pretty often.
    Morris N Super Reviewer
  • Apr 02, 2007
    Overall, I liked this "movie" but I wouldn't watch it again.
    Michael S Super Reviewer
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