Diva (neo-noir film)

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Diva is a stylish 1981 French neo-noir thriller film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, celebrated for its striking visual style and influential role in the cinéma du look movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film
film
neo-noir film
thriller film
basedOn Diva (novel)
basedOnAuthor Daniel Odier
cinematographyBy Philippe Rousselot
countryOfOrigin France
countryOfRelease United States
criticalReception cult following
praised for visual style
director Jean-Jacques Beineix
distributor New Yorker Films
UGC
featuresCharacter Alba
Cynthia Hawkins
Gorodish
Jules
genre crime film
neo-noir
thriller
homeMedia Blu-ray
DVD
influenced later French thrillers associated with cinéma du look
language French
movement cinéma du look
musicBy Vladimir Cosma
notableFor influential role in the cinéma du look movement
striking visual style
notableScene motorbike chase through the Paris Métro
originalTitle Diva
plotElement bootleg recording of an opera singer
involvement with gangsters and corrupt police
young postman obsessed with an American diva
producedBy Irène Silberman
productionCompany Les Films Galaxie
releaseYear 1981
runningTimeMinutes 117
screenwriter Jean Van Hamme
Jean-Jacques Beineix
settingLocation Paris
stars Dominique Pinon
Frédéric Andréi
Richard Bohringer
Wilhelmenia Fernandez
timePeriodDepicted late 20th century
visualStyle highly stylized lighting and color
music-video-like montage sequences

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Dominique Pinon notableWork Diva (neo-noir film)
Dominique Pinon notableWork Diva (French neo-noir film)
linked to: Diva (neo-noir film)
The Moon in the Gutter followsWork Diva (film)
linked to: Diva (neo-noir film)
The Moon in the Gutter directorPreviousFilm Diva (film)
linked to: Diva (neo-noir film)