Diva
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Diva

Her voice was his calling.

6.7 / 10 1981 1h 57mR French
ActionDramaThriller

Storyline

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...

Cast & Crew

Frédéric Andréi

Frédéric Andréi

Jules

Lead
Richard Bohringer

Richard Bohringer

Gorodish

Roland Bertin

Roland Bertin

Weinstadt

Wilhelmenia Fernandez

Wilhelmenia Fernandez

Cynthia Hawkins

Thuy An Luu

Thuy An Luu

Alba

Chantal Deruaz

Chantal Deruaz

Nadia

Anny Romand

Anny Romand

Paula

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Le curé

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Jacques Beineix's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Diva is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker