Derek Jarman's interpretation of the aria 'Depuis le jour' from the final act of Gustave Charpentier's opera Louise (1900) features Aimée Delamain as an aging opera singer taking her final bow and recalling a love affair from her youth. As the aria goes: 'Et je tremble délicieusement au souvenir charmant du premier jour d'amour! (And I tremble deliciously at the delightful memory of the first day of love!)' – Her reveries feature Tilda Swinton and Spencer Leigh wandering around the topiaries of Swinton's family garden and at various seaside locations. The film was made for Aria (1987), the portmanteau project of producer Don Boyd who invited ten directors to create short films set to operatic arias of their choice. The particular performance used in Depuis le jour is by esteemed African-American soprano Leontyne Price.
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Aria (1987 Film) -Depuis le jour- (modified audio read description)
One of the chapters of the cult film from 1987 Aria. It was already uploaded to Youtube by user gunner9365 (watch?v=39FJnWxCCm0) but audio quality was ...
Aria - Depuis Le Jour
In 1986 the director and producer Don Boyd approached ten of the world's greatest directors and invited them to make a short film set to an operatic aria of their ...
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