Diva
Brilliant. A visual extravaganza.
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Diva
Jules (Frédéric Andréi) goes on the run from every conceivable pursuer - from drug dealers and music pirates to the cops - after obtaining a recording of the woman of his dreams, the never-recorded opera star Cynthia Hawkins (Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez).
“A piece of divine madness, full of comedy romance, opera and murder. Diva is a thriller with a new way of looking at the world — through a glass, brightly.” – Michael Sragow, Rolling Stone
“Diva is not only the most purely pleasurable movie to open here this year, but surely one of the finest films to arrive from France in a decade.” – J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
“A visual extravaganza. One of the most persistently entertaining, absorbing and scary thrillers I’ve seen in a long time…Diva’s chase scene deserves ranking with the all-time classics, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The French Connection, and Bullitt.” – Roger Ebert
Awards and Recognition:
Best First Film - Jean-Jacques Beineix (César Awards, 1982)
Best Cinematography - Philippe Rousselot (César Awards, 1982)
Best Music - Vladimir Cosma (César Awards, 1982)
Best Sound - Jean-Pierre Ruh (César Awards, 1982)
Best Cinematography - Philippe Rousselot (National Society of Film Critics Awards, 1983)
“A piece of divine madness, full of comedy romance, opera and murder. Diva is a thriller with a new way of looking at the world — through a glass, brightly.” – Michael Sragow, Rolling Stone
“Diva is not only the most purely pleasurable movie to open here this year, but surely one of the finest films to arrive from France in a decade.” – J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
“A visual extravaganza. One of the most persistently entertaining, absorbing and scary thrillers I’ve seen in a long time…Diva’s chase scene deserves ranking with the all-time classics, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The French Connection, and Bullitt.” – Roger Ebert
Awards and Recognition:
Best First Film - Jean-Jacques Beineix (César Awards, 1982)
Best Cinematography - Philippe Rousselot (César Awards, 1982)
Best Music - Vladimir Cosma (César Awards, 1982)
Best Sound - Jean-Pierre Ruh (César Awards, 1982)
Best Cinematography - Philippe Rousselot (National Society of Film Critics Awards, 1983)
Genre
French Cinema,
Drama,
Repertory,
Crime,
Thriller,
Music
Runtime
117
Language
French
Director
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Writer(s)
Jean-Jacques Beineix,
Jean Van Hamme
Cast
Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez,
Richard Bohringer
Awards:
Nominee, Best Film Not in the English Language, BAFTA
Winner, Best Cinematography (Meilleure photo), Cesar Awards
Winner, Best Cinematography, New York Film Critics Circle
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