---
title: 'Diva (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-Jacques Beineix'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/diva-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082269/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Diva (1981)

1981 · 114 min · Drama, Thriller · France


## Synopsis

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 the Toronto International Film Festival where it was screened and achieved a "Critics' Choice" in 1981.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Vladimir Cosma](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-cosma)
- **Director:** [Jean-Jacques Beineix](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-jacques-beineix)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Jacques Beineix](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-jacques-beineix), [Daniel Odier](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-odier), [Jean Van Hamme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-van-hamme)
- **Producer:** [Serge Silberman](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-silberman), [Claudie Ossard](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudie-ossard)
- **Director of Photography:** [Philippe Rousselot](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-rousselot)
- **Editor:** [Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-josephe-yoyotte)

## Cast

- [Frédéric Andréi](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-andrei) as Jules
- [Roland Bertin](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-bertin)
- [Gabriel Gobin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-gobin)
- [Patrick Floersheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-floersheim)
- [Jean-Luc Porraz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-luc-porraz)
- [Richard Bohringer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bohringer) as Serge Gorodish
- [Wilhelmenia Fernandez](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilhelmenia-fernandez)
- [Chantal Deruaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/chantal-deruaz)
- [Nane Germon](https://cinepixo.com/people/nane-germon)
- [Dominique Pinon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-pinon)
- [Jacques Fabbri](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-fabbri)
- [Gérard Chaillou](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-chaillou)
- [Raymond Aquilon](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-aquilon) as Abdullah
- [Vladimir Cosma](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-cosma)
- [Laure Duthilleul](https://cinepixo.com/people/laure-duthilleul)

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