Diva (1981)

R03/11/1981Action, Drama, Thriller1h 57m

Her voice was his calling.

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...

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Frédéric Andréi

    Jules

  2. Cast 1

    Richard Bohringer

    Gorodish

  3. Cast 1

    Roland Bertin

    Weinstadt

  4. Cast 1

    Wilhelmenia Fernandez

    Cynthia Hawkins

  5. Thuy An Luu

    Alba

  6. Cast 1

    Chantal Deruaz

    Nadia

  7. Cast 1

    Anny Romand

    Paula

  8. Cast 1

    Dominique Pinon

    Le curé

  9. Cast 1

    Brigitte Lahaie

    La fille dont la jupe s'envole

That fact that I could listen to the “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” aria from “La Wally” all day helps gets this off to a cracking start, and then we have a young fan in the form of moped postie “Jules” (Frédéric Andréi) - a lad with a distinctly Jean-Pierre Aumont look to him, who manages to make a sneaky recording. Why sneaky? Well that’s because the singer, “Cynthia Hawkins” (Wilhelmina Fernandez) hates recordings and so has never made a record. The star-struck “Jules” goes backstage after the performance for an autograph, has a quick chat with her before managing to steal her silk gown and head...

Status Released

Original LanguageFrench 

Budget-

Revenue $2,925,889.00

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