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Diva New 35mm print!
“Divine madness, full of comedy, romance, opera and murder.”
–Rolling
Stone
Jean-Jacques Beineix. 1981. France. 117 min. Color. For Parisian bohemian postman Jules, there is nothing more
wonderful than opera, and no greater singer than diva Cynthia Hawkins. Because she refuses to make records, valuing
only the unique moment of the
concert, Jules is left no choice but to resort to what any adoring fan would do: he secretly records a
tape during a performance. This tape gets mixed-up with one in which two thugs
identify a drug and prostitution boss and Jules is caught in a triangle with
the criminals and the detectives on their trail. Diva single-handedly
launched the Cinéma du look movement,
an explosion of visually stunning, punk-inspired, super-cool French movies in
the early 80s. It referred to films
that focused on young, alienated characters that were said to represent the marginalized youth of Francois
Mitterrand's France.
Winner of 4 César awards.
To see a trailer of this film, visit:
http://www.rialtopictures.com/diva_trailer.html
Venue: Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
Tickets: $11; Members $7
Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Past Showdates: Sunday, May 4, 2008 - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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