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Movie
Diva
Synopsis
The diva of the title is a famous black opera singer (Wilhelmina Wiggins-Fernandez) who steadfastly refuses to be recorded. The singer is idolized by young French mail-carrier Jules (Frederic Andrei), who sneaks a tape recorder into the theater and records her performance. This is witnessed by a pair of Taiwanese criminals, who unlike Andrei wish to profit from the bootlegged recording. They begin to pursue the boy, as do a couple of home-grown hooligans who believe that Jules is in possession of some murder evidence. The serpentine plot leads to a warm friendship between Jules and the reclusive diva - and to a brilliantly photographed (by Philipe Rousselot) motorcycle chase through the subway tunnels of Paris. Diva marked the directorial debut of Jean-Jacques Beineix, whose obvious fondness for the more esoteric techniques of the Nouvelle Vague never impedes his willingness to simply entertain his audiences.
Cast
- Frédéric Andréi
- Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez
- Richard Bohringer
- Roland Bertin
- Thuy An Luu
- Jacques Fabbri
- Chantal Deruaz
- Gérard Darmon
- Dominique Pinon
- Jean-Jacques Moreau
- Patrick Floersheim
- Raymond Aquilon
- Eugène Berthier
- Gérard Chaillou
- Andrée Champeaux
- Nathalie Dalian
- Laurence Darpy
- Michel Debrane
- Etienne Draber
- Laure Duthilleul
- Nane Germon
- Gabriel Gobin
- Jim Adhi Limas
- Louisette Malapert
- Dimo Mally
- Veneta Mally
- Alain Marcel
- Isabelle Mergault
- Marthe Moudiki-Moreau
- Jean-Luc Porraz
- Bernard Robin
- Yann Roussel
- Brigitte Simonin
- Jean-Louis Vitrac
- Tania Zabaloieff
- Hilton McConnico
- Philippe Rousselot
- Monique Prim
- Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
- Jean Van Hamme
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Jean-Pierre Ruh