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Harlem aria, Magnolia Pictures ; Kintop Pictures/Alive Entertainment present in association with In-Motion, a Bent Nail production ; produced by Deepak Nayar [and] Philip von Alvensleben ; written and directed by William Jennings

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videorecording

MPAA rating: R; for strong crude language

Harlem aria

DVD

519798740

Magnolia Pictures ; Kintop Pictures/Alive Entertainment present in association with In-Motion, a Bent Nail production ; produced by Deepak Nayar [and] Philip von Alvensleben ; written and directed by William Jennings

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Harlem Aria is a New York fable-- about race and class, and a 28-year-old black man named Anton. Harlem laundry worker Anton is "slow" and child-like, and has lived with his aunt for most of his life. His secret ambition is to become a famous tenor. Frustrated at home, he runs away to pursue his dreams in Italy and to find his hero, tenor Fabiano Grazzi, but he is conned out of his life savings by Wes, a heartless street hustler. He is then discovered by Matthew, a bitter street musician who dreams of being a concert pianist. The three men's lives entwine and lead each down a path of destruction, truth, and redemption

Music: Questa O quella (from Rigoletto) / Giuseppe Verdi ; performed by David Romano -- Nessun' dorma (Rhapsody overture, from Turandot) / Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni ; performed by Kim Chung Park -- Viens mallika (from Lakme) / Leo Delibes ; performed by Kathy Magestro and Heike Therjung -- We got things / Fabian Cooke and Deemac ; performed by Deemac -- Vesti la guibba (from Pagliacci) / Ruggero Leoncavallo ; performed by Kenneth Collins -- From the heart / Fabian Cooke, A.D.S., and Neb Love ; performed by A.D.S., and Neb Love -- The Rhapsody Anthem (Prince Igor) / Alexander Borodin -- The entertainer / Scott Joplin ; performed by Lee Musiker -- Vanne, o rosa fortuna / Vincenzo Bellini -- Chopin etude opus 10-#4 / Frédéric Chopin ; performed by Jogn Nauman -- Let's go / Fabian Cooke, Deemac, and Neb Love ; performed by Deemac, Neb Love, and Adelia Blu -- Funiculi funiculi / Luigi Denza -- Do dis / Fabian Cooke ; performed by Tamara Wright -- Don't go there / Fabian Cooke and Neb Love ; performed by Neb Love -- It's a man's man's world / James Brown and Betty Newsome ; performed by Neb Love and James Brown -- Nessun' dorma (Turandot) / Guiacoma Puccini, Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni ; performed by Kenneth Collins and Paul Sorvino -- Hear what I hear / Klaus Voekler and James Walls ; performed by Jay

live action