Diva

Diva

1981 · 117 min · FR · R · 6.8 (198 votes)
Dir. Jean-Jacques Beineix · Starring Frédéric Andréi, Richard Bohringer, Roland Bertin, Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Thuy An Luu, Chantal Deruaz · Music Vladimir Cosma

Her voice was his calling.

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Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises. The following day, Jules runs into a woman who is being pursued by armed thugs. Before she is killed, the woman slips an audio cassette into his mail bag...

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A cool, detached urban thriller that oozes 80s Parisian style. It's a stylish, romantic obsession with a melancholic undercurrent, set against a backdrop of sleek visuals and a propulsive, yet steady, narrative.

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