Diva

Diva

Her voice was his calling.

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Release Date

3/11/1981

Runtime

117 mins

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...

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

$2,925,889

Homepage

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A stylish, propulsive thriller that intertwines a young man's obsessive admiration for an opera diva with a deadly game of cat-and-mouse across Paris. The film moves like a fever dream, sleek, dangerous, and intoxicating, where classical music and urban crime collide.

Mood

ExhilaratingParanoidRomanticTense

Themes

ObsessionCorruptionIdentityArt and creation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

Stylized genreHandheldHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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