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Release Date:
23 April 1982 (USA)
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Tagline:
A Comedy. A Thriller. A Romance.
Plot:
Two tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed. All these characters twist their way through an intricate and stylish French language thriller. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 6 wins
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5 nominations
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(7 articles)
King of cool
(From The Guardian - Film News. 5 December 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
Jean-Jacques Beineix: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 July 2009, 4:20 PM, PDT)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 5 December 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
Jean-Jacques Beineix: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 July 2009, 4:20 PM, PDT)
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Diva: A classic in the end
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Wilhelmenia Fernandez | ... | Cynthia Hawkins (as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez) |
| Frédéric Andréi | ... | Jules |
| Richard Bohringer | ... | Gorodish |
| Thuy An Luu | ... | Alba |
| Jacques Fabbri | ... | Jean Saporta |
| Chantal Deruaz | ... | Nadia |
| Anny Romand | ... | Paula |
| Roland Bertin | ... | Weinstadt |
| Gérard Darmon | ... | L' Antillais |
| Dominique Pinon | ... | Le curé |
| Jean-Jacques Moreau | ... | Krantz |
| Patrick Floersheim | ... | Zatopek |
| Raymond Aquilon | ||
| Eugène Berthier | ||
| Gérard Chaillou |
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Runtime:
France:117 min | USA:123 min
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Colour (Eastmancolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 (1995) |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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Gorodish's first name is Serge.
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Continuity: During the metro chase, close-ups of Jules shows the collar of a white tee-shirt underneath his buttoned-up shirt. However, in both previous and following scenes, he is without the tee-shirt.
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Movie Connections:
References Les enfants du paradis (1945)
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Soundtrack:
Ave Maria
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I can't think of another movie that starts out as badly as Diva and yet completely redeems itself as the film progresses. The beginning is all tawdry French 80's cop film, with a weak plot and poor cinematography (as well as poor acting). After about 20 or 30 minutes, the story turns existential and, by the end, the cinematography is breath-taking. The sequence of Paris in the rain is a side of the city one rarely sees on the silver screen and the lighthouse and forest shots are exquisite. I saw this on TV in France about 20 years ago, but I had the opportunity to watch it at the cinema again recently, giving me a fresh look at this great classic. Now I know where my love of lofts and ambient music comes from...