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10 short films by 10 different directors, set to arias by different composers.10 short films by 10 different directors, set to arias by different composers.10 short films by 10 different directors, set to arias by different composers.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Christopher Hunter
- Assassin (segment "Un ballo in maschera")
- (as Chris Hunter)
- Directors
- Robert Altman(segment Les Boréades)
- Bruce Beresford(segment Die tote Stadt)
- Bill Bryden(segment I pagliacci)
- Writers
- Robert Altman(segment Les Boréades)
- Bruce Beresford(segment Die tote Stadt)
- Don Boyd(segment I pagliacci)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaOrson Welles agreed to direct one segment, and asked for a contract to be sent to him in Los Angeles. He died before signing the contract, which had been sent, according to producer Don Boyd, to an address that turned out to be the funeral parlor in which he was laid out. Boyd is still unsure whether this was Welles' final joke.
- GoofsBuck Henry extinguishes his cigar in the bathroom and, moments later, while on the phone his cigar is lit and he is smoking it.
- Quotes
Jeune Fille: [Armide segment] He looks like he's made for love. He hasn't found my eyes charming enough. He hasn't found my eyes charming enough.
Jeune Fille: O how I'd love to hate him.
- Alternate versionsAmazon Prime has what seems to be an extended version, running 96 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Who Framed Roger Rabbit/Aria/The Great Outdoors (1988)
- SoundtracksUn Ballo in Maschera (extracts)
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Leontyne Price, Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill, Shirley Verrett,
Reri Grist with R.C.A. Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
segment "Un Ballo in Maschera"
(extracts - "Prelude", "Re dell' abisso", "Di che fulgor che musiche", "la rivedra nell'estasi",
"Ebben si t'amo", "Mezza notte" and "O giustizia del fato")
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Great Fun, IF..........
Guess a few upscale film directors were sitting around sipping their absinthe, grappa, aramangac or jungle juice some night in the 80's during the Cannes or other film festival and one said "Hey, guys let's do a movie where each of us creates a segment around a world class aria." Welllll...it kind of sort of worked. Clearly someone was smart enough to select some of the best recordings of the arias chosen, for example Bjoreling's Nessun Dorma, so if you were blind and lying on the floor just listening to the DVD you got more than your money's worth. Not every director succeeded but more did than not and the flick seems to improve with each viewing over the years. My favorite is the eerily beautiful love duet from Die Todt Statd; okay a young naked Elizabeth Hurley is eye candy but her husband singing to her, his wife's ghost, is incredibly beautiful with the love music second only to Otello and Desdemona's "Gia nella Notte Densa" in all the operatic repertoire. Could the flick been better, sure, what couldn't not have been but it's well worth a view especially of you're in a hyper-romantic mood.
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- Nov 26, 2006
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Abaris ou les Boréades
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,028,679
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,580
- Mar 20, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $1,028,679
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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