Editorial Review:

Description:
ARIA is that history-making film. Sexy, violent, thought-provoking and funny, here is the movie critics raved about, audiences flocked to see, and no one could stop talking about.

Amazon.com:
This omnibus directors fest brings together 10 different filmmakers making 10 different films based on operatic arias. Jean-Luc Godard is stylistically the boldest, Robert Altman possibly the most imaginative, Franc Roddam celebrates American glitz, and Bruce Beresford is the most sentimental. Nearly all the other filmmakers involved--including Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Julien Temple, Charles Sturridge, Derek Jarman, and Bill Bryden--are (or were, in the case of the late Jarman) world-class talents, but you wouldn't know that from their murky participation here. --Tom Keogh

It's a tragedy that this isn't available in a Blu-ray version, because it is a masterpiece of (funny, erotic, tragic) cinematic art. If you're not an opera fan, don't let that dissuade you...the film gives you so much visual and emotional content, the music becomes a completely enjoyable part of the experience. To be clear, this is not for folks who are unwilling to stretch themselves culturally, but the quality of the performances and the film-making is just stunning. These shorts were done by some of the best directors in the world. If there is anyone out there with the ability to make it happen, *please* do everything possible to have this film re-mastered and converted to Blu-ray.

Average Rating:

Rating: - Cinematic Art
It's a tragedy that this isn't available in a Blu-ray version, because it is a masterpiece of (funny, erotic, tragic) cinematic art. If you're not an opera fan, don't let that dissuade you...the film gives you so much visual and emotional content, the music becomes a completely enjoyable part of the experience. To be clear, this is not for folks who are unwilling to stretch themselves culturally, but the quality of the performances and the film-making is just stunning. These shorts were done by some of the best directors in the world. If there is anyone out there with the ability to make it happen, *please* do everything possible to have this film re-mastered and converted to Blu-ray.

Rating: - Great Music For Listwening On lyh
The ideal use for this DVD is to play the soundtrack on your computer while you are doing other things. It is apparent that Hollywood film directors are the shall,owest, least creative tribe on the planet, who equjate art with nakedness and have no imagination at all./ The one star is earned by the Verdi "Un Ballo" episode at the beginning which goes back to the attempted assasination of King Zog of Albania for a really thought-out tie in. Evderyhthing else visually on this disk is trash. The music selected is great and the singers are outstanding, with the tenor selection exceptional (no Pavarotti!) For listening only!

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Rating: - ARIA - Classic Lost....
ARIA is a wonderful film. Each director chose an Operatic Aria to work with for interpretation to the screen.
The new DVD release is to be avoided. I pre-ordered this a couple of months ago and upon arrival, was totally dissapointed by the quality. It's not 16x9 as advertised. It's not even full frame as it was filmed. Very poor transfer from an old answer or release print. Poor sound, doesn't even look good with a 1080 upconvert DVD player.
I have this film on VHS tape. Three years ago I transfered it to DVD. My VHS tape copy is far superior to this release.
In short, it sucks.......

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Rating: - Joy Ride through Opera and Imagination.
A exhilariting ride through the best operatic arias and original story telling. Wonderful to see younger Elizabeth Hurley, Bridget Fonda, Tilda Swinton, Theresa Russell and Stepahanie Lane.

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Rating: - An interesting proposal!
You must watch this film as a true artistic experiment and nothing else. It' s a successful encounter of well talented filmmakers who gave the best of themselves in order to create and recreate the Opera and extend the range of its possibilities.


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