FILM

Diva

A young opera fan secretly records the voice of a diva who believes her voice should only be heard live. The tape gets mixed up with an incriminating recording of a police chief and the mob, and complications arise in this stylized French thriller.

Diva
Released:
March 11, 1981

Cast:

Frédéric Andréi
Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez
Richard Bohringer

Director:
Jean-Jacques Beineix

Producer:
Claudie Ossard, Irène Silberman, Serge Silberman

Written by:
Jean-Jacques Beineix, Jean Van Hamme

Distributor:
Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique

Budget:
$1.5m

Box Office:
$2,678,103

Awards:

César Awards Best Debut: Jean-Jacques Beineix
César Awards Music: Vladimir Cosma
César Awards Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
César Awards Sound: Jean-Pierre Ruh