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Diva
Her voice was his calling.
1981 · 1h 57m · R
Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Overview
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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Top critics, in their words
As with so many pop moments a quarter-century on, what once looked sexy now smells a little sexist.
Diva, as a lifestyle, a fantasy, a model for alienation and solipsism and eccentricity, has gone deep into all of us.
An elaborate, subtitled exercise in blowing hot air.
A light-headed, fleet-footed French caper, Jean-Jacques Beineix's ultra-stylish Diva stormed the art houses when it was released in 1982, and it's still a lot of fun now -- though its hip patina feels more quaint these days than cool.
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