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Aria ★★ 1988 (R)
Ten directors were given carte blanche to interpret ten arias from well-known operas. Henry and D'Angelo star in Julian Temple's rendition of Verdi's “Rigoletto.” In Fonda's film debut, she and her lover travel to Las Vegas and eventually kill themselves in the bathtub, just like “Romeo & Juliet.” Jarman's piece (a highlight) shows an aged operatic star at her last performance remembering an early love affair. “I Pagliacci” is the one aria in which the director took his interpretation in a straightforward manner. 90m/C VHS, DVD . GB Theresa Russell, Anita Morris, Bridget Fonda, Beverly D'Angelo, Buck Henry, John Hurt; D: Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, Robert Altman, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Bruce Beresford, Nicolas Roeg, Franc Roddam, Derek Jarman, Julien Temple; W: Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, Robert Altman, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Bruce Beresford, Nicolas Roeg, Franc Roddam, Derek Jarman, Julien Temple; C: Caroline Champetier, Oliver Stapleton, Gale Tattersall.
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a·ri·a / ˈärēə/ • n. Mus. a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.