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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, [3 ...
Jean-Jacques Beineix won acclaim for his 1981 debut as a writer/director, "Diva," the story of a music-loving letter carrier who bootlegs the tapes of an opera star only to have them mixed up with ...
Jean-Jacques Beineix’s Oscar®-nominated, erotic masterpiece erupted on the scene with such a slick new style that a whole movement was named around it (alongside the work of Luc Besson and Leos Carax): Cinéma du look. Featuring a scintillating and unforgettably fierce debut by Béatrice Dalle.
Jean-Jacques Beineix. Producer: Betty Blue. A rabid movie fan when he was young, Jean-Jacques Beineix first studied medicine before entering the movie business. During the seventies, he became an established assistant director, working with Claude Berri, René Clément, Claude Zidi and even Jerry Lewis. But, like many assistants, Beineix's ultimate dream was to direct. He had a pass at it in ...
Jan 14, 2022 · Oscar-nominated film director Jean-Jacques Beineix, who has died aged 75, survived a panning by French critics to make "Betty Blue", one of most iconic films of the 1980s.
Jan 14, 2022 · French director Jean-Jacques Beineix, who made waves with stylish works of 1980s cinema including “ Diva ” and “ Betty Blue ,” died Thursday at 75. He died at home in Paris after a long ...
Jean-Jacques Beineix ( [bɛnɛks]; 8 October 1946 – 13 January 2022) was a French movie director, producer and screenwriter. He was born in Paris, France. His career began in 1977. His best known movies were Diva, Moon in the Gutter, Betty Blue, Roselyne et les lions and Mortel Transfert . Beineix died on 13 January 2022 at his home in Paris ...
