Review of Aria (1987) by Veronica D — 04 Jan 2009

Great flic for when you have a lot on your mind.

This review of Aria (1987) was written by Veronica D on 04 Jan 2009.

Aria has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Annie C (358) on 06 Feb 2009

This was a great idea in theory and like any omnibus film there are some good bits (russel, godard, beresford, roeg) and some truly awful ones…

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By Roscoe S (17) on 18 Feb 2007

An odd movie, but some great nude scenes from a young Elizabeth Hurley. ;-)…

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By Brian P (1,844) on 06 Sep 2006

GREAT music n awesome directs, just the perfect match. EVERY short is unique. WATCH it no matter what…

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By Meg G (40) on 30 May 2007

Giving some of the best directors their chance to act out their screen fantasies to beautiful arias…

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By Bill T (1,098) on 15 Jul 2010

Laughably pretentious…

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By Michael D (2,363) on 01 Nov 2010

Be warned if you dont like Opera then stay well away ,and if you dont want to see Jean Luc Godard make an arse of himself then avoid this too…

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By Bellaray ? (504) on 09 Jun 2007

Watch out for Nessum dorma and Tristan und Isolde. Leontyne is marvellous…

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By Jenna I (601) on 29 Jun 2017

As with any of these 8 director shorts kinda films, half of them are bland, a handful are great and some are just bad…

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By Christian K (96) on 29 Oct 2007

Great vignettes from jarman, russell, and the underrated julien temple, but the rest of the talented directors involved offer little of interest…

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By Morris N (358) on 06 Jun 2007

Uneven. Goes from great to uninteresting pretty often…

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