From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!G:asa Newsgroups: net.movies Title: Diva Article-I.D.: populi.231 Posted: Thu Jul 15 15:53:45 1982 Received: Mon Jul 19 01:17:12 1982 DIVA was directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix and stars Wilhelmenia Fernandez as the black soprano, Frederic Andrei as the 18-year-old hero, and Thuy An Luu as the 14-year-old heroine. The film is an utterly delightful mixture of romance, suspense, and non sequitor. The photography and camera-work are superb. (I particularly enjoyed the motorcycle chase through the Metro and the breakfast-in-bed in the lighthouse.) Mere description can't convey how enjoyable this film is--don't miss it! Pauline Kael claims that it "may remind you of Welles' TOUCH OF EVIL," which I think is ridiculous (the immediate comparison, I think, would be with Truffaut or de Broca), but redeems herself by concluding that "It's a mixture of style and chic hanky- panky, but it's genuinely sparkling." It is indeed. John Hevelin ...ucbvax!G:asa