Aria
- Jeff
- Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:49 pm
- Location: Denver, CO
Aria
The Image disc of the Ken Russell-Charles Sturridge-Nicolas Roeg-Robert Altman-Jean-Luc Godard-Bruce Beresford-Julien Temple-Derek Jarman-Bill Bryden-Franc Roddam omnibus film is out of print. Warner will be releasing their version on 7-1-08. No word on supplements.
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- Lino
- Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 6:18 am
- Location: Sitting End
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- Murdoch
- Joined: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:59 pm
- Location: Upstate NY
Aria (Various, 1987)
What a visual feast this film is, and a truly underrated gem. The synthesis of sight and sound displays the masterful touch of the directors in their interpretation of each piece, each adding a distinctive touch and creating a gorgeous film as rich in its visuals as its score.
The film is an anthology of ten short films all utilizing operatic music, each short is directed by a different director (Altman, Roeg, Godard, Jarman, Bill Bryden, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, Julien Temple, and Frank Roddam) and almost all are without dialogue. My favorite was probably Altman's segment, although I find it hard to choose since I found the film to have so many highlights overall. It's available to watch instantly on Netflix. I'm rather disappointed that Fellini wasn't able to contribute a segment, but I don't feel the film suffers from his absence.
How did others react to it? Also, how would you criticize the different pieces and what did you think of each director's interpretation of the music? I feel the need to let it sink in before I provide anything further.
The film is an anthology of ten short films all utilizing operatic music, each short is directed by a different director (Altman, Roeg, Godard, Jarman, Bill Bryden, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, Julien Temple, and Frank Roddam) and almost all are without dialogue. My favorite was probably Altman's segment, although I find it hard to choose since I found the film to have so many highlights overall. It's available to watch instantly on Netflix. I'm rather disappointed that Fellini wasn't able to contribute a segment, but I don't feel the film suffers from his absence.
How did others react to it? Also, how would you criticize the different pieces and what did you think of each director's interpretation of the music? I feel the need to let it sink in before I provide anything further.
- dwk
- Joined: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:10 pm
Re: Aria
According to the Blu-ray.com news post, this is coming from Lightyear Entertainment and eOne/Sony are just distributing it. Hopefully this means it will be an actual Blu-ray and not a BD-R