Diva (1981 film)
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 a festival where it was screened and achieved a 'Critics' Choice' in 1981.
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| Directed by | Jean-Jacques Beineix |
| Screenplay by | Jean-Jacques Beineix Jean Van Hamme |
| Based on | Diva by Daniel Odier |
| Produced by | Claudie Ossard Irène Silberman Serge Silberman |
| Starring | Frédéric Andréi Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez Richard Bohringer |
| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Edited by | Monique Prim Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
| Music by | Vladimir Cosma |
Production companies | Les Films Galaxie Greenwich Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
| Box office | $19.8 million |
The film made a successful debut in France in 1981 with 2,281,569 admissions, and had success in the U.S. the next year, grossing $2,678,103. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Diva became a cult classic and was internationally acclaimed.