Diva (1981)
- Directed by
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Genre
- drama film, thriller film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 267 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young postman secretly records a famous opera singer. He gets caught up with a police investigation and shady characters when the tape becomes wanted by dangerous people.
stylishmelodramaticsuspensefulcolorfulquirkyatmosphericartfuloffbeat
What happens
Diva is a 1981 French thriller film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from the novel Diva by Daniel Odier. It eschewed the realist mood of the 1970s French cinema and instead adopted a colourful, melodic style, later described as cinéma du look. The mixture of "film noir, opera and art-house styles" did not please the producers, but was more to the liking of the Canadian audience at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was screened and achieved a "Critics' Choice" in 1981. The film made a successful debut in France in 1981 with 2,281,569 admissions, and also had success in the U.S. the next year, grossing $2,678,103. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Diva became a cult classic and was internationally acclaimed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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