Diva

Based On the book by Daniel Odier

Diva is a 1981 French thriller film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from the novel Diva by Daniel Odier. It eschewed the realist mood of the 1970s French cinema and instead adopted a colourful, melodic style, later described as cinéma du look. The mixture of "film noir, opera and art-house styles" did not please the producers, but was more to the liking of the Canadian audience at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was screened and achieved a "Critics' Choice" in 1981. The film made a successful debut in France in 1981 with 2,281,569 admissions, and also had success in the U.S. the next year, grossing $2,678,103.

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Release date:

1981

Director:

Jean-Jacques Beineix

Cast:

Frédéric Andréi, Richard Bohringer, Jacques Fabbri, Gérard Darmon, Dominique Pinon

Genre:

Thriller, Drama

Country:

France

Language:

French

Year page:

1981 in adaptations