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Diva

Diva

Her voice was his calling.

19816.71h 57m

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...

Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix
Written by Jean Van Hamme, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Daniel Odier
Produced by Serge Silberman, Irène Silberman
Box Office0Revenue: $2.9M

Top Cast

Frédéric Andréi

Frédéric Andréi

Jules

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

Brigitte Lahaie

Brigitte Lahaie

La fille dont la jupe s'envole

Gérard Darmon

Gérard Darmon

L'Antillais

Themes & Keywords

paris, francemistake in personsubwaydivapostmanmopedsingerpolice corruptionrecordingopera singerprostitution ring

About Diva

Diva is a action, drama, thriller film released in 1981 exploring themes of paris, france, mistake in person, subway, diva, postman, moped. Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, it stars Frédéric Andréi, Richard Bohringer, Roland Bertin. 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...

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