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Diva 12 rating

A postal worker’s secret opera recording sparks a gripping chase through Paris in Jean-Jacques Beineix’s (Betty Blue) stylish crime-thriller.

Thriller 1981 117 mins

Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix

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Overview

Stylish first feature from Jean-Jacques Beineix (Betty Blue) about a young Parisian postal worker (Frédéric Andréi) who secretly makes a bootleg recording of his favourite opera singer (Wilhelmenia Fernandez) performing. But the recording draws the attention of dangerous criminals as he becomes entangled in a complex web involving gangsters, corrupt police and political intrigue.

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