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Diva

  • 19811981
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  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
14K
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Frédéric Andréi, Richard Bohringer, Wilhelmenia Fernandez, and Thuy An Luu in Diva (1981)
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Two tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed all twist their way through an intricate and stylish French... Read allTwo tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed all twist their way through an intricate and stylish French-language thriller.Two tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed all twist their way through an intricate and stylish French-language thriller.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
14K
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    • Jean-Jacques Beineix
    • Daniel Odier(novel)
    • Jean-Jacques Beineix(adaptation)
    • Jean Van Hamme(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Wilhelmenia Fernandez
    • Frédéric Andréi
    • Richard Bohringer
    • Jean-Jacques Beineix
    • Daniel Odier(novel)
    • Jean-Jacques Beineix(adaptation)
    • Jean Van Hamme(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Wilhelmenia Fernandez
    • Frédéric Andréi
    • Richard Bohringer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 98User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

    Videos3

    Diva: Re-Release
    Trailer 1:20
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    Diva - Rialto Pictures Trailer
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    Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 27
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    Frédéric Andréi and Wilhelmenia Fernandez in Diva (1981)
    Wilhelmenia Fernandez in Diva (1981)
    Frédéric Andréi and Thuy An Luu in Diva (1981)
    Frédéric Andréi and Wilhelmenia Fernandez in Diva (1981)
    Frédéric Andréi and Thuy An Luu in Diva (1981)
    Gérard Darmon and Dominique Pinon in Diva (1981)
    Wilhelmenia Fernandez in Diva (1981)
    Frédéric Andréi and Dominique Pinon in Diva (1981)
    Richard Bohringer and Thuy An Luu in Diva (1981)
    Frédéric Andréi and Thuy An Luu in Diva (1981)
    Frédéric Andréi and Thuy An Luu in Diva (1981)
    Frédéric Andréi and Thuy An Luu in Diva (1981)

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    Wilhelmenia Fernandez
    Wilhelmenia Fernandez
    • Cynthia Hawkins
    • (as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez)
    Frédéric Andréi
    Frédéric Andréi
    • Jules
    Richard Bohringer
    Richard Bohringer
    • Serge Gorodish
    Thuy An Luu
    Thuy An Luu
    • Alba
    Jacques Fabbri
    Jacques Fabbri
    • Commissaire Jean Saporta
    Chantal Deruaz
    • Nadia Kalanski
    Anny Romand
    • Paula
    Roland Bertin
    • Simon Weinstadt
    Gérard Darmon
    Gérard Darmon
    • L' Antillais
    Dominique Pinon
    Dominique Pinon
    • Le curé
    Jean-Jacques Moreau
    • Krantz
    Patrick Floersheim
    Patrick Floersheim
    • Zatopek
    Raymond Aquilon
    • Abdullah
    Eugène Berthier
    Gérard Chaillou
    • Mortier
    Andrée Champeaux
    Nathalie Dalyan
      Laurence Darpy
        • Jean-Jacques Beineix
        • Daniel Odier(novel)
        • Jean-Jacques Beineix(adaptation) (dialogue)
        • Jean Van Hamme(adaptation)
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      • Trivia
        The producers were looking for an actress who fit the description of Cynthia Hawkins (the Diva) in the original novel - a beautiful black American woman who sings a flawless operatic soprano, and speaks both English and French fluently. They attended a performance of Carmen to familiarize themselves with opera performers. Wilhelmenia Fernandez was playing the title role the night they attended the opera.
      • Goofs
        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.
      • Quotes

        Gorodish: Abyssus abyssum invocat

        Alba: What is Abyssus abyssum?

        Gorodish: It means the abyss calls the abyss

      • Crazy credits
        The music continues for a minute and five seconds after the credits end.
      • Alternate versions
        Lion's Gate released a DVD (under the "Meridien Collection" banner) with 6' of deleted shots (all extensions of existing scenes) that were intentionally cut in the original by the director before the initial release, with those deleted shots not as bonus material on the DVD but actually edited back into the film, and advertised on the DVD as a "restored version". The resultant timing was 123'. This is not an official version, but an unauthorized re-editing by a DVD company. The correct timing of the film is 117'25".
      • Connections
        Edited into Searching for Diva (2008)
      • Soundtracks
        La Wally
        Music by Alfredo Catalani

        Performed by Wilhelmenia Fernandez

      User reviews98

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      8/10
      She's the queen of the night.
      I can relate to the star (Frédéric Andréi as Jules) in this film, as i have had a love affair with an opera star. Ever since I heard and saw Julia Migenes in Carmen, I have loved her, but not to the extent that Jules loved Cynthia Hawkins (Wilhelmenia Fernandez).

      Jean-Jacques Beineix who won a César for this, his first job as director, really presented two stories. First, the obsession that Jules had for opera and for Cynthia; and a second story of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

      This is actually a police drama in the middle of a love story. It will be slow to those who do not like opera as it frames the story. The music is divine as Wilhelmenia Fernandez is truly an artist of note.

      A superior French actor, Richard Bohringer, and an enchanting Vietnamese actress, Thuy An Luu, provide support to Jules as he evades capture by those who want a pirated tape of Cynthia's concert that he made, and another group that wants a tape that fell into his lap that revels the head of a prostitution ring between Africa and Paris.

      He is just trying to spend time with Cynthis, but wherever he turns, someone is waiting.

      All's well that ends well, and this ends well, but how it gets there is suspenseful and full of twists and turns.
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      • May 31, 2007

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      • Release date
        • April 23, 1982 (United States)
        • France
        • French
        • English
        • Italian
        • Latin
      • Also known as
      • Filming locations
        • Lighthouse, Gatteville-le-Phare, Manche, France
      • Production companies
        • Les Films Galaxie
        • Greenwich Film Productions
        • Antenne 2 (A2)
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      Technical specs

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      • 1 hour 57 minutes
        • Mono

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