Diva Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix Cast: Frederic Andréi, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Richard Bohringer, Thuy An Luu
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- DVD Release Date: 06/03/2008
- Original Release: 1981
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- Sales Rank: 9,217
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Digitally mastered transfer approved by director Jean-Jacques Beineix; Scene-specific audio commentary with Jean-Jacques Beineix; Interview with Jean-Jacques Beineix; Interview with director of photography Philippe Rousselot; Interview with set designer Hilton McConnico; Additional interviews with cast and crew; Introduction to interviews by Phil Powrie, author of Jean-Jacques Beineix; 16x9 widescreen; Remastered French Dolby monaural audio; English and Spanish subtitles
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Disc #1 -- Diva
1. Live Performance [6:43]
2. Special Delivery [3:43]
3. Mad Dash [5:38]
4. Making Connections [5:29]
5. Loft Date [4:11]
6. Sharing the Love [5:41]
7. Night Out [3:40]
8. Baby Her [7:08]
9. For the Pleasure [7:05]
10. Queen of the Night [6:42]
11. Private Practice [11:19]
12. Street Chase [4:40]
13. Dangerous Work [7:14]
14. Better Ideas [4:30]
15. Missing Tapes [3:51]
16. Following Orders [5:57]
17. Mutual Trust [4:50]
18. Restoring Order [7:09]
19. Cleaning House [5:12]
20. Listen [6:51]
Editorial Reviews
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. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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