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...
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award8 wins & 9 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A light-headed, fleet-footed French caper, Jean-Jacques Beineix's ultra-stylish Diva stormed the art houses when it was released in 1982, and it's still a lot of fun now -- though its hip patina feels more quaint these days than cool.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
10 Jan 2008
rotten:
An elaborate, subtitled exercise in blowing hot air.
– David Fear,
Time Out New York,
18 Jan 2008
fresh:
Diva, as a lifestyle, a fantasy, a model for alienation and solipsism and eccentricity, has gone deep into all of us.
– Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
24 Jan 2008
rotten:
As with so many pop moments a quarter-century on, what once looked sexy now smells a little sexist.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
22 Feb 2008
fresh:
The movie's a maelstrom of possibilities touching ethnic relations, high art, fashion and modern morality, not to mention cinema.