Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.
Direction
Ten wildly different egos, zero cohesive vision
Cinematography
Every frame thinks it's the last film ever made
Production
Somehow convinced ten auteurs to share runtime
Director
Charles Sturridge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Producer Don Boyd literally mailed opera recordings to directors' homes with no other instructions, which explains everything.
This was Derek Jarman's last theatrical work before his AIDS diagnosis; his 'Depuis le jour' segment is essentially a farewell to cinema.
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