Review of Aria (1987) by Michael D — 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.

Godard segement of the film is easily the most boring and goes nowhere where others such as Russells are spellbinding and a treat to watch so in order here is my view on the sequences.

Nic Roegs-Good start and Having Theresa Russel play a man is a masterstroke.

Charles Sturridge- a short black and White gem about kids stealing a car its one of my faves in the whole film.

Godards- a boring mess and one I could have done with out watching.

Julien Temples -the Funniest of the films with a good use of steadycam and a Elvis impersonater doing Opera.

Brue Beresfords - short yes but rather beautiful imagery of quiet cities stunning music.

Robert Altman- an Interesting experiment that of course wwill divide opinion but Altman always does that its one of his trademakrs.

Franc Roddams -haunting and tragic love story set in Las Vegas lingers long in the mind afterwards.

Ken Rusells- amazing visauls from the old troublemaker and my favorite of all the films.

Derek Jarman- wondefully shot and rather touching with of course the radiant Tilda Swinton.

Bill Brydens sequence bridges the whole film and works well.

So fron the shite from Godard to the wondeful from Rusell if you want to get in to opera this film works pretty well.