Aria [WS] DVD

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

Cast Theresa Russell as King Zog Nicola Swain as Marie Jackson Kyle as Travis Buck Henry as Preston Julie Hagerty as Marianne McLoughlin as Kate Tilda Swinton as Young Girl Marion Peterson as Les Jeunes Filles Valerie Allain as Les Jeunes Filles John Hurt as Garuso, the Actor Anita Morris as Phoebe Beverly D'Angelo as Gilda Gary Kasper as Jake Elizabeth Hurley as Marietta Peter Birch as Paul Geneviève Page as Cris Campion as Sandrine Dumas as Bridget Fonda as Lover James Mathers as The Lover Linzi Drew as Girl Spencer Leigh as Young Man Sophie Ward as Young Girl

Crew Piers Plowden - Art Director Paul Dufficey - Art Director Andrew McAlpine - Art Director Matthew Jacobs - Art Director Christopher Hobbs - Art Director Stephen Altman - Art Director Michael Hamlyn - Associate Producer Grover Dale - Choreography Terry Gilbert - Choreography Al Clark - Co-producer Sandy Powell - Costume Designer Victoria Russell - Costume Designer Leslie Gilda - Costume Designer Shuna Harwood - Costume Designer John Hay - Costume Designer Alison Chitty - Costume Designer Jane Hamilton - Costume Designer Elisabetta Rogiani - Costume Designer Ken Russell - Director Jean-Luc Godard - Director Franc Roddam - Director Nicolas Roeg - Director Derek Jarman - Director Bruce Beresford - Director Charles Sturridge - Director Robert Altman - Director Julien Temple - Director Bill Bryden - Director Matthew Longfellow - Editor Tony Lawson - Editor Robert Altman - Editor Jean-Luc Godard - Editor Jennifer Auge - Editor Rick Elgood - Editor Michael Bradsell - Editor Peter Cartwright - Editor Angus Cook - Editor Mike Cragg - Editor Neil Abrahamson - Editor Marie-Therese Boiche - Editor Charles Mitchell - Executive Producer Tom Kuhn - Executive Producer Arne Holland - Executive Producer Jim Mervis - Executive Producer Jean-Baptiste Lulli - Composer (Music Score) Ralph Mace - Musical Direction/Supervision Morag Ross - Makeup Anni Buchanan - Makeup Dominique de Vorges - Makeup Angelo Di Biase - Makeup Penny Delamar Shawyer - Makeup Jenny Shircore - Makeup Philomene Sammartino - Makeup Rick Casboro - Makeup Vilborg Aradottir - Makeup Scott Bushnell - Production Designer Andrew McAlpine - Production Designer Diana Johstone - Production Designer Piers Plowden - Production Designer Paul Dufficey - Production Designer Matthew Jacobs - Production Designer John Hay - Production Designer Stephen Altman - Production Designer Christopher Hobbs - Production Designer Gale Tattersall - Cinematographer Mike Southon - Cinematographer Oliver Stapleton - Cinematographer Frederick Elmes - Cinematographer Dante Spinotti - Cinematographer Pierre Mignot - Cinematographer Gabriel Beristain - Cinematographer Christopher Hughes - Cinematographer Harvey Harrison - Cinematographer Caroline Champetier - Cinematographer Mike Watts - Producer Tom Kuhn - Producer Al Clark - Producer Don Boyd - Producer Charles Mitchell - Producer Deborah Evans - Set Designer Rossella Scanagatta - Set Designer Arnaud de Moleron - Set Designer Tom Harris - Special Effects Bruce Beresford - Screenwriter Nicolas Roeg - Screenwriter Derek Jarman - Screenwriter Franc Roddam - Screenwriter Ken Russell - Screenwriter Don Boyd - Screenwriter Jean-Luc Godard - Screenwriter Bill Bryden - Screenwriter Charles Sturridge - Screenwriter Julien Temple - Screenwriter Robert Altman - Screenwriter Jean-Philippe Rameau - From Opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold - From Opera by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - From Opera by Richard Wagner - From Opera by Giacomo Puccini - From Opera by Giuseppe Verdi - From Opera by Gustave Charpentier - From Opera by

Aria
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 88 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Titles [1:26] 2. "Un Ballo in Maschera" (Nicolas Roeg/Giuseppe Verdi) [13:10] 3. "La Virgine Degli Angeli" (Charles Sturridge/Giuseppe Verdi) [4:38] 4. "Armide" (Jean-Luc Godard/Jean-Baptiste Lully) [11:25] 5. "Rigoletto" (Julien Temple/Giuseppe Verdi) [14:31] 6. "Die Tote Stadt" (Bruce Beresford/Erich Korngold) [5:10] 7. "Les Boreades" (Robert Altman/Jean-Philippe Rameau) [6:41] 8. "Liebestod" (Franc Roddam/Richard Wagner) [7:08] 9. "Nessun Dorma" (Ken Russell/Giacomo Puccini) [8:09] 10. "Depuis le Jour" (Derek Jarman/Gustave Charpentier) [4:54] 11. "I Pagliacci" (Bill Bryden/Ruggiero Leoncavallo) [3:27] 12. End Credits [7:39]