| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Meridian collection |
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Meridian collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, widescreen; Dolby digital. |
| Performer |
Frédéric Andréi, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Roland Bertin, Richard Bohringer, Gerhard Darmon, Chantal Deruaz. |
| Credits |
Director of photography Philippe Rousselot ; music composed and conducted by Vladimir Cosma. |
| Note |
Adapted from the novel by Delacorta. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1981. |
| Audience |
Rating: R. |
| Note |
Special features: Scene-specific audio commentary with Jean-Jacques Beineix; interviews with Jean-Jacques Beineix, Philippe Rousselot, Hilton McConnico ; additional interviews with cast and crew. |
| Summary |
Jules, a young mail courier, is an impassioned fan of Cynthia Hawkins, a legendary, and determinedly unrecorded opera star. He smuggles a tape recorder into a performance and tapes her singing. At the same time, a prostitute hides a tape recording that details the career of a French mobster in Jules' delivery bag. Dizzying chases and bizaare plot twists follow, as Jules is pursued through Paris, aided by his two eccentric friends, Gorodish and his Vietnamese mistress, Alba. |
| Language |
French dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
WNPLFFDVD |
| Subject |
Drug traffic -- France -- Drama.
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Opera -- Drama.
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Fans (Persons) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Silberman, Irène.
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Beineix, Jean-Jacques.
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Hamme, Jean van, 1939-
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Andréi, Frédéric.
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Fernandez, Wilhelmenia.
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Bertin, Roland.
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Bohringer, Richard.
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Odier, Daniel, 1945-
Diva.
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Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
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Cosma, Vladimir.
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Studio Canal.
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
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| Standard No. |
012236228776 |
| Music No. |
22877 Lions Gate Entertainment |
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