Bartoli in Italy

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.

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Jean-Luc Godard, Bruce Beresford

Cast

John Hurt, Theresa Russell, Sophie Ward

During World War I, in an unnamed country, a soldier named Tamino is sent by the Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the supposedly evil Sarastro. But all is not as it seems.

Runtime

2h 13m

Director

Kenneth Branagh

Cast

Joseph Kaiser, Amy Carson, Ben Davis

Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian, equal to the vocal and physical demands of the composer’s oeuvre. And she’s a beacon of triumph to anyone who fights back when personal tragedy strikes.

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Curtis Bernhardt

Cast

Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Роджер Мур

An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student.

Runtime

2h 12m

Director

Robert Z. Leonard

Cast

Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore

Dark fairytale about a demonic doctor who abducts a beautiful opera singer with designs on transforming her into a mechanical nightingale.

Runtime

1h 39m

Director

Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

Cast

Amira Casar, Gottfried John, Assumpta Serna