Diva Page #3

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
620 Views


l had a terrible trip.

Wait. Don't move .

The Wally, Act one . . .

Cynthia Hawkins.

How did you get it?

She never recorded anything .

Who stole the diva 's dress?

Good evening .

lt's a nice job to be a postman .

Well , it all depends.

You get to bring the love letters.

Yes, and also the tickets.

l don't care , l don't have a car.

Everyone in my family

works for the post office .

My brother in law, Mark, a tall guy.

You know him?

Maybe . You know, there's a lot of us.

Do you like this light?

lf you knew how much it cost!

And l got it wholesale .

lt creates a nice ambiance .

Well , that's not all there is.

l don't know you , but you're cute .

You'll have to come see me again .

lt's hot.

Aren't you a little nuts?

Yes, l am .

Nothing was stolen?

Your equipment?

l don't think so .

You should have seen the slaughter!

l couldn't stay there .

Jules, are you thick or what?

Why?

l'm telling you , it's the cops.

lt's obvious.

lf not, why did the two guys

this afternoon . . .

. . . come and take the addresses

of all the postmen with mopeds?

These guys are nuts.

But why?

Anyway, l don't get it. l'm bushed .

Congrats to the postmen ,

they're really solid .

What do you expect,

it's not the Aeropostale .

They broke all his things.

He's cracking up.

- lt's banging in my ribs.

- What is?

His helmet! l'm not used

to sleeping with a guy in a helmet.

lt could save him ,

in case of an earthquake .

Go ahead and laugh , the guy on TV

said it the other day.

What's that mattress brand that lets

you sleep without bugging the other?

Look, l promise , they came

about five minutes ago .

They are fascists, believe me .

And they looked really vicious.

All right, call me back, okay?

What do they want?

These two guys, what do they want?

You , old buddy. They came back.

Two inspectors.

You must have done

something wrong again .

Ayatollah , come here and eat.

Come on .

You don't want to? Fine .

Can you lend me some dough?

Yeah .

And can you lend me

your Malagutti?

l can't keep my moped .

Did you hear me?

Okay for the dough ,

but not the Malagutti , sh*t!

- l'm still breaking it in .

- Breaking it in?

You don't know what it means

to break it in?

- Fine , break it in .

- Yes, l will .

lt's just a little cube ,

filled with horsepower.

lt's quite a machine . lt requires

a special touch , so easy!

lt's not a postman's slug .

lt's a racer!

Listen to the music,

you drive it by ear!

Speaking of which ,

why don't you turn it down?

Don't worry!

l'll sway to the music.

Be careful .

Good-bye , Mermoz.

And thanks for the money.

- What are you doing?

- l forgot my gloves.

Okay, so long !

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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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