35mm restoration courtesy of Rialto Pictures
An international arthouse sensation that launched the “cinéma du look,” an explosion of visually stunning, punk-inspired, super-cool French movies in the ‘80s, Diva follows a young postman who becomes entranced with the voice of an American opera superstar and secretly records her singing. When the tape accidentally gets mixed up with another incriminating recording, the young mail carrier becomes a prime target, being chased across Paris–most famously on moped–by drug dealers, ruthless music pirates, and a slew of cops. Recently entranced by its discovery, New York Times critic Wesley Morris praised its “ravishingly style-soaked priorities” and at the time Roger Ebert called it “a visual extravaganza. One of the most persistently entertaining, absorbing and scary thrillers I’ve seen in a long time.”
Music Box Theatre screens films of all genres and from every era of cinema, both new releases and repertory. These films may sometimes contain upsetting, outdated, or offensive material. While we aim to introduce many of our screenings, we do not always provide warnings about potentially triggering content within the films we screen. We encourage our patrons to research the film before they attend using trailers, reviews, or content information found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com.
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