Diva (2001)
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Director:Jean-Jacques Beineix
Studio:Anchor Bay
Rating:4.5
Rated:R
Date Added:2006-01-01
Last Seen:2014-07-12
Purchased On:2006-01-01
ASIN:B000059PPB
UPC:0013131139990
Price:24.98
Genre:French
Release:2001-12-06
Location:0134
Duration:118
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
Sound:Dolby
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Jean-Jacques Beineix  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
Frédéric Andréi...Jules  ...  
Roland Bertin...Weinstadt  ...  
Richard Bohringer...Gorodish  ...  
Gérard Darmon...L' Antillais  ...  
Chantal Deruaz...Nadia  ...  
Jacques Fabbri...Jean Saporta  ...  
Patrick Floersheim...Zatopek  ...  
Thuy An Luu...Alba  ...  
Jean-Jacques Moreau...Krantz  ...  
Dominique Pinon...Le curé  ...  
Anny Romand...Paula  ...  
Wilhelmenia Fernandez...Cynthia Hawkins  ...  
Summary: Modern noir meets high opera in the French suspense flick Diva. Delivery boy Jules has an opera obsession. He spends his small disposable income on sophisticated sound equipment and manages to bootleg a live performance of his favorite diva, Cynthia Hawkins (played by real-life opera singer Wilhelmina Wiggins Fernandez). But Jules is spotted making the recording by shady investors who want the tape. As if that weren't enough, a second cassette, filled with enough evidence to topple an international drug and prostitution ring, makes its way into Jules's mailbag. Writer-director Jean-Jacques Beineix does a terrific job of adapting Delacorta's pulpy novel for the screen, keeping all the excitement while adding a layer of depth. A movie to make even a dedicated opera hater appreciate a perfectly sung aria, Diva has enormous loft apartments, thugs galore, gorgeous visuals, and a corker of a chase scene. Watch it--and watch your back. --Ali Davis