Diva Page #4

Synopsis: A young opera-loving mailman, Jules, becomes inadvertently entangled in murder, when a young woman fleeing two mob hit men drops an incriminating cassette into his mailbag. Jules has just recently recorded opera star Cynthia Hawkins' latest concert, something of a coup as Hawkins refuses to make recordings of any kind. Soon Jules finds himself the target of the hit men, who want the voice recording, and also of another couple of ominous and mysterious agents.
Genre: Thriller
Production: Rialto Pictures
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
R
Year:
1981
117 min
654 Views


So , what do they want?

They have us by the throat.

Either you sign with them for an

official and exclusive record or. . .

Or what?

They pirate it, without your consent.

They use the recording to

print a record in their country.

They flood the market. . .

. . .with no guarantees on the quality

and no profits for us.

lt's blackmail !

Let them do their record !

l will never sign !

Listen to me .

l understand your scruples

perfectly well .

l have accepted them until now.

l have let you lead your career as

you wished . . .

. . . according to your fantasy.

Purity is beautiful ,

refusing to make concessions. . .

Journalists like it. Great!

But some bastard made a recording .

lt exists, you can't deny it.

lt's not a question of pride .

So , you either continue

to follow your diva's whims. . .

. . . or you act as a responsible

artist and you make this record !

We can reverse the situation

to your advantage .

Excuse me , but you're 32 years old . . .

. . .you can't appear more than

twice a month , and it's exhausting .

You've had a warning .

Remember Munich?

A voice is not eternal ,

except on record .

lt's time you think about it.

The Taiwan record . . .

. . .would be an unbearable stain

on your career, Cynthia .

And don't think they'll stop at that!

lt will create a precedent.

You'll be alone .

Think about it.

l have until tomorrow

to give your answer.

Simon , please .

l thought you were a friend .

Cynthia , please don't

mix up the genres!

You are entitled to your

contradictions. . .

. . . but live with them by yourself.

They will never force me .

Especially not this way.

l'll be back.

Where are you going?

l'm going to pick up something .

l have a gift for jogging .

lt's in the chromosomes.

Go ahead , l have steel thighs.

Go ahead , feel them .

- Don't start with this again .

- What? Are you afraid?

l'm not afraid , you exhaust me .

Fine , don't touch .

l came in seventh at the

police force games in '78!

lf you don't train ,

you lose your shape , but. . .

With you , l'm not about to lose it.

Look! The motorcycle !

Son of a b*tch !

Now he's stuck!

The arcades!

Don't shoot him !

VETERAN CARD:

That's not it, it's the only solution .

l can't sleep at my home

or anyone else's.

- No , you don't even have any money

- Money is not a problem .

- l'll pay you back.

- Forget it.

Come on . Be cool .

lt's only for the night.

Thank you .

My name is Nadia Kalonsky.

I was the mistress of Jean Saporta.

I tried to kill myself yesterday.

He stopped me.

The bastard told me no one

can die without his permission.

I want to die.

I hate him. He will

make me disappear.

Jean Saporta is Chief Inspector

of the criminal division.

Nobody knows that for the past

eight years...

...he's been leading a prostitution

ring between Africa and Europe.

He exchanges the girls for drugs.

I have been locked in a house

for three months.

Stop it!

You want to end up like Nadia?!

Another one .

The Antillais' network supplies

mostly the Parisian region.

Almost all the black girls of

Foch Avenue work for him.

The same goes for those

of the Bois.

The Antillais' network supplies

mostly the Parisian region.

Almost all the black girls of

Foch Avenue work for him.

The same goes...

We'll get him in the parking lot.

Go sober up somewhere else !

You're doing it on purpose !

You schmuck!

There are some

stupid bastards!

He was a pain in the butt, l swear!

Thank you !

lt's the two guys from Saint-Lazare !

Because of the cassette !

Where are you?

Don't move .

They're gonna kill me !

Alba , come .

Hurry up, l'm going to faint!

Hold on , Alba wants to

say something .

Hello , super Jules,

are you cracking up?

What's that? l told you not to leave .

Okay, l'll tell you a story.

Let's say we're going to

the beach in a convertible .

We're wearing long scarves.

We're driving very fast

because there's no speed limit.

At the beach ,

there are wood cabins. . .

. . .with doors of all colors.

There are pine trees and

rocks as round as buttocks. . .

. . . and the sea disappears.

Far away, you'd see a white

boat, with sails. . .

. . . but it would be a mirage .

You can hear the bell on the boat. . .

. . . calling the people for dinner

and the beach would empty out.

So you see , Jules. . .

. . .we'd take out our bathing suits,

but we wouldn't put them on .

We would go naked and the

beach would be deserted .

The sea would return ,

even more blue .

We will be nude .

You will take my hand

and we will go swimming .

We will be scared because

there's a big blue wave . . .

Alba , prepare the bag .

Go down the back way and wait

for us at the street corner.

The tip?

Bad manners.

My name is Nadia Kalonsky.

I was the mistress of Jean Saporta.

Jean Saporta is the Chief Inspector

of the criminal division.

Nobody knows that

for the past eight years...

...he's been leading a prostitution ring

between Africa and Europe.

The Paris ring is led by

the Antillais. He's a bastard.

We don't know his real name.

Alba , you drive .

l'll take care of Jules.

Give me the kit.

My recording?

My recording?

You tried to cheat me?

There's more to do

than to cheat you .

Look, my poor man .

Here is your tape .

- Come on , drive , Alba .

- Where to?

To the magic castle .

Shall we listen to the rest?

When l was little , l was told

there were witches in the fire .

Not only when one is little .

We have to do something

for Jules.

I'll run away. Your men

will catch up with me.

I know you gave them orders

to kill me, but you will be executed.

This time, I choose the

time and the place.

I'll let myself be killed, but there

will be witnesses, proof.

You will be executed.

Where are we?

l n a castle .

What is this castle?

The castle of the witch who

makes poisoned red apples. . .

. . .for the commercial for

the toothpaste of the stars.

- Does it belong to Gorodish?

- l don't know.

Does it matter? lt exists.

l won't offer you any,

it's frowned upon .

Where is my tape?

Come and see the ocean .

l'm not asking for much ,

l want to talk to the Antillais.

He will understand .

Geez, you sure collect troubles.

Do you have a cassette for sale?

Yes, but to your boss.

lt's dangerous.

For you .

l don't like your mug .

The client is king .

Did you find our down payment

Mr. Gorodish?

l saw that you had stopped by.

What is your answer?

Unbelievable !

Where's this guy from?

Nobody knows him .

He's not kidding .

l'll get him , and faster

than he thinks.

Right now, the main thing is to

recover the cassette . Then . . .

Then , erase the postman .

He's too dangerous.

- He listened to it, for sure .

- We don't know where he's hiding . . .

. . . and his buddy with the delivery

bike didn't know a thing , believe me .

We'll find him .

l'm starting to get a feel

for where he might reappear.

When l have him , l'll deliver him

to you . You'll take him to his place .

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Daniel Odier

Daniel Robert Odier (born in 1945 in Geneva), also known by his pseudonym Delacorta, is a Swiss author and screenwriter. Praised by Anaïs Nin as "an outstanding writer and a dazzling poet," he is also a prolific writer on Eastern religious traditions, especially Tantra. more…

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