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Aria (2001/I) More at IMDbPro »

A young oriental woman has a one-night stand with a blond sailor. The result: a girl, who makes her first appearance as a fish and later as a sort of kite. She remains attached to her mother by a thread. One day, the sailor returns, with a fast car and a blonde girl. He takes the girl and adds it to their multi-ethnic brood. The mother, crushed, walks off the stage and disassembles herself. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>

An animated version of Madame Butterfly, with a soundtrack of the sea and of Natalie Choquette singing Puccini's "Un bel dì." The handsome, blond U.S. Navy sailor makes love on the strand to Madame Butterfly. He gives her his hat and portable phonograph and leaves the island the next day. She stays by the sea waiting for his return, giving birth to a daughter whom she raises and loves. A few years later, a ship returns. Butterfly dons the sailor cap, adjusts the phonograph, and waits for her lover to join his little family. He has a different plan, one that sends her into despair as the aria comes to an end. A butterfly and the sound of the sea remain. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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