Diva

– Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cy..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 57 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Diva (1981)

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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Diva (1981) - Trailer

Release Date:

23 Apr 1982

Language:

French, English, Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jean-Jacques Beineix

Writer:

Daniel Odier (novel), Jean-Jacques Beineix (adaptation), Jean Van Hamme (adaptation), Jean-Jacques Beineix (dialogue)

Main Actors:

Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Frédéric Andréi, Richard Bohringer, Thuy An Luu

Plot:

A young opera-loving mailman, Jules, becomes inadvertently entangled in murder, when a young woman fleeing two mob hit men drops an incriminating cassette into his mailbag. Jules has just recently recorded opera star Cynthia Hawkins' latest concert, something of a coup as Hawkins refuses to make recordings of any kind. Soon Jules finds himself the target of the hit men, who want the voice recording, and also of another couple of ominous and mysterious agents.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations.

Production:

Rialto Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%