Harlem aria

Resource Information

The work Harlem aria represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Harlem aria

Statement of responsibility

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

Title variation

Central Park story

Contributor

• Bent Nail (Firm)
• Casseus, Gabriel
• Edson, Richard
• Alive Entertainment (Firm)
• Wilson, Kristen, 1969-
• Alvensleben, Philip von
• Jennings, William, 1960-
• Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
• Nayar, Deepak
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Sorvino, Paul
• Yoba, Malik
• Wayans, Damon
• Kintop Pictures (Firm)
• Byrde, Edye
• Carmargo, Christian
• In-Motion Productions

Actor

• Yoba, Malik
• Wilson, Kristen, 1969-
• Wayans, Damon
• Sorvino, Paul
• Byrde, Edye
• Edson, Richard
• Casseus, Gabriel
• Carmargo, Christian

Author

• Jennings, William, 1960-

Director

• Jennings, William, 1960-

Producer

• Alvensleben, Philip von
• Nayar, Deepak

Subject

• Fiction films
• Fiction films
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
• New York (State) -- New York
• New York (State) -- New York | Central Park
• New York (State) -- New York | Harlem
• Opera
• African American singers
• People with mental disabilities
• People with mental disabilities -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Pianists
• Pianists -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Racism
• Racism -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Social classes
• Social classes -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Street musicians
• Street musicians -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Swindlers and swindling
• Swindlers and swindling -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Tenors (Singers)
• Tenors (Singers) -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Opera -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• African American singers -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Central Park (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
• Classism
• Classism -- Drama
• DVD-Video discs
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films

Genre

• DVD-Video discs
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Drama

Language

eng

Summary

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

Awards note

Audience Award, Urbanworld Film Festival, 2001 ; Audience award, Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival, 2002.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

• Director of photography, Keith L. Smith ; edited by Sabine Hoffman ; co-produced by Darryl D. Pryor, Linda Moran, Annice Parker ; executive produced by Daman Wayans, Isabell von Alvensleben, Hale Coughlin
• Costumes, Daniel Glicker ; music by Jeff Beal and Fabian Cooke ; original music, Achim Volker ; music supervisor, Michele Wernick ; "Fabuano Grazzi's operatic vocals performed by Paul Sorvino and Kenneth Collins ; The Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra, Opera Australia extras chorus, conductor/accompaniest Brian Castles-Onion ; orchestral score arranged and conducted by Jeff Beal ; score operatic vocals performed by Joan Beal

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong crude language

Language note

English dialogue with Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

• PN1997
• PN1995.9.N4

LC item number

• .H37 2010
• H375 2010

PerformerNote

Gabriel Casseus (Anton), Christian Carmargo (Matthew), and Damon Wayans (Wes) ; Richard Edson (Jimmy), Kristen Wilson (Julia), Edye Byrde (Auntie), with Malik Yoba (Luke) and Paul Sorvino (Fabiano Grazzi)

Runtime

100

Technique

live action