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Release year: 1987

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Ten short films by ten different directors, set to arias by different composers.

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John Hurt — The Actor (segment: I pagliacci)
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)

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Did you know

• Orson Welles agreed to direct one segment, and asked for a contract to be sent to him in Los Angeles. He died before signing the contract, which had been sent, according to producer Don Boyd, to an address that turned out to be the funeral parlor in which he was laid out. Boyd is still unsure whether this was Welles' final joke.

• Elizabeth Hurley's debut.

• During one vignette, Buck Henry is talking on a pay phone to "Woody", trying to interest him in participating in a movie called "Aria". He mentions that "Fellini" is also directing a segment. Filmmakers Woody Allen and Federico Fellini at one time were both attached to the project, but ended up not participating due to various conflicts.