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Overview
Release Date:
July 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
Ten great directors. One unforgettable film. The most sensual experience you'll ever have in a movie theater. morePlot:
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
erotic tension, great arias moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Theresa Russell | ... | King Zog (segment "Un ballo in maschera") |
 | Stephanie Lane | ... | Baroness (segment "Un ballo in maschera") |
| Roy Hyatt | ... | Chauffeur (segment "Un ballo in maschera") |
| Sevilla Delofski | ... | Maid (segment "Un ballo in maschera") |
| Ruth Halliday | ... | Companion (segment "Un ballo in maschera") |
| Arthur Cox | ... | Major (segment "Un ballo in maschera") |
| Dennis Holmes | ... | Colonel (segment "Un ballo in maschera") |
| Paul Brightwell | ... | Assassin (segment "Un ballo in maschera") |
| Frank Baker | ... | Assassin (segment "Un ballo in maschera") |
| Chris Hunter | ... | Assassin (segment "Un ballo in maschera") |
| Nicola Swain | ... | Marie (segment "La virgine degli angeli") |
| Jackson Kyle | ... | Travis (segment "La virgine degli angeli") |
| Marianne McLoughlin | ... | Kate (segment "La virgine degli angeli") |
| Marion Peterson | ... | Les Jeunes Filles (segment "Armide") |
| Valérie Allain | ... | Les Jeunes Filles (segment "Armide") |
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90 minCountry:
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Federico Fellini was attached to this project in the very beginning. He worked with Don Boyd the producer in Rome and only dropped out because he was ill - he was making his much delayed Intervista. Like everybody else who saw Aria, he loved various sections of the movie, particularly Roddam's and Temple's sections. moreSoundtrack:
Depuis le jour moreFAQ
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I'm an opera buff, and operas are full of sex, blood and death. It may help to know the librettos of the operas the arias are from to really appreciate this film -- my mileage is very different than Tug-3. I am a classical music lover, and I liked this film.
I loved Ken Russell's "Nessun Dorma" segment, and would actually like to see him produce Turandot, because opera is supposed to be overwhelming, truly multi-media experience , but then I loved Lisztomania. I love *Turandot* and knowing the libretto so well may be why I don't find this segment the travesty that Tug-3 did.
The Buck Henry/ Rigoletto segment is probably the most approachable for the average viewer -- they are likely to recognize the tunes, and its a classic bedroom farce. I like bedroom farces, so the silliness didn't upset me.
The "Liebestod" segment is so outstanding that I recommend people watch this for that piece alone. "Depuis la Jour" was, for me, beautifully spiritual. And the Caruso recording of "Vesti la Giubba" (aka I Pagliacci) with John Hurt as the clown was wonderful. But people just wanting naked women may feel there is too much music and not enough bare flesh and sex.