Diva

Jules (Frédéric Andréi) goes on the run from every conceivable pursuer - from drug dealers and music pirates to the cops - after obtaining a recording of the woman of his dreams, the never-recorded opera star Cynthia Hawkins (Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez).

“A piece of divine madness, full of comedy romance, opera and murder. Diva is a thriller with a new way of looking at the world — through a glass, brightly.” – Michael Sragow, Rolling Stone

“Diva is not only the most purely pleasurable movie to open here this year, but surely one of the finest films to arrive from France in a decade.” – J. Hoberman, The Village Voice

“A visual extravaganza. One of the most persistently entertaining, absorbing and scary thrillers I’ve seen in a long time…Diva’s chase scene deserves ranking with the all-time classics, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The French Connection, and Bullitt.” – Roger Ebert

Awards and Recognition:
Best First Film - Jean-Jacques Beineix (César Awards, 1982)
Best Cinematography - Philippe Rousselot (César Awards, 1982)
Best Music - Vladimir Cosma (César Awards, 1982)
Best Sound - Jean-Pierre Ruh (César Awards, 1982)
Best Cinematography - Philippe Rousselot (National Society of Film Critics Awards, 1983)