From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxi!houca!lime!vax135!cornell!brunix!ny Newsgroups: net.movies Title: Diva Article-I.D.: cornell.3360 Posted: Thu Jul 15 04:27:43 1982 Received: Fri Jul 16 01:16:57 1982 This is a French film, and I'm sorry to say that I don't really know the name of the director (he's new) or any of the actors who are in it. But it is an EXCELLENT film of a kind that they just don't seem to make in the U.S. anymore (if they ever did). It centers around an eighteen year old delivery boy who has a thing for opera. He sneaks a tape recorder into a performance of a famous American soprano who never records. After that his life (and no one else's it seems) is never the same. Immediately he becomes involved with international drug dealers, homocidal Taiwanese businessman, and other characters not so easily put into pigeonholes. It is fast paced, funny and leaves one feeling truly satisfied; I know I've really enjoyed a foreign film when I can leave it without really realizing it was subtitled, and that's what happened with "Diva." It flowed smoothly, ends well and doesn't take itself too seriously. It's not playing in too many places, so see it when you get a chance. - Gil Neiger