Sat, 24 February 2018
Jean-Jacques Beineix's Diva (1981) is the first film to be labelled as Cinema du Look, a subgenre of French films featuring intense love affairs, a cynical attitude towards the police, and much location shooting in Paris Metro. Diva is the bizarre story of a young man who unwittingly finds himself in a manhunt by both the police and the Paris' criminal underworld. On the margins, sometimes manipulating things, is a strange man and his girlfriend who have a fondness for minimal spaces and jigsaw puzzles. With Beineix's unique direction, the film becomes quite an experience. Have a question or comment for the host? Email Sean at 1001moviespodcast@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter via @1001MoviesPC. |