I’m 29 and grew up with a Diva poster in my room, not knowing what it was of course, then I found the film on my own and made the connection. I played this song for my parents earlier this summer, who saw it in college in the 80’s as they were falling in love (hence the poster in a child’s bedroom) and asked them if they could identify the song, just playing the music on Spotify. They both immediately said ‘Diva’ - Knowing after all those years; that’s when I knew it was something special.
On my list as one of my 10 favorite films of all time. A dreamy, Zen-like movie, with startling scenes, plot, and music. Joy-full. mysterious, funny, and very Zen.
Agreed. I use it in my literary genres class. It's all about genres and form on one level, but also such a terrifically told and shot story, a true classic.
I watched this so many years ago with my friend/husband/brother/father/uncle/Grandpa... He passed suddenly last September... We were high school sweethearts, met in band class ❤... I’m listening tonight with our granddaughter...❤
This has been called with good reason the most beautiful episode on film. I teach this movie in my literary genres course at an HBCU. It is one of my favorite films, ever.
Roger, I'm late to your party, but I'm an actress (parents are both HBCU grads; I'm a working actress). I hope your students savor the movie (and centering of the lovely Black American lead). Hugs and respect from NYC & DC in 2023.
Don't forget the beautiful aria from La Wally sung by that beautiful opera singer, Wilhelmina Higgins Fernandez. Gorgeous. This music is beautiful too.
Now I understand why this sequence, this music transport me somewhere. It elevate my senses. It is sublime. When I went to Paris I had this in my mind the whole time
95 % Erik Satie "gymnopedié" and 5 % Richard Wright's "The Violent Sequence" for the "Zabriskie Point"-soundtrack (later re-written as "Us and Them" on Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon").
watching this film and hearing this song in my youth convinced me the transformative power visual and audio together can have on creating an experience. I can't even remember anything about the plot or the characters, but I'll always remember where I was then and the feelings it pulled from within me.
Diciembre 1981,Santiago de Chile.Puedo recordar a varios haciendo fila para ingresar ansiosos a mirar la peli y luego constatar lo maravillado que salieron tras pasar la historia frente a sus retinas.Incluso intentábamos imitar este paseo con mi chica de por entonces,cuando transitábamos por las desoladas y antiguas calles de Ñuñoa.
Tres romantic. I adored that movie. It encompass the beauty of human with all our flaws. One of my favorite romantic movie. Check "in the mood for love " A classic.
Memories, memories *smile *sigh* (I thought for a while it was Eric Sati's gynopedia..) The movie, is just so wonderful.., some said later, but, it was just an action/criminal.. !(?) i only saw the beautiful romantic, and was in love with Cynthia/Wilhelmenia ..(and the music )❤
I've got Diva on dvd I will never part from it It reminds me of Beyond the Clouds Directed by John Malkovich and starring John Malkovich and Sophie Marceau John Malkovich and Sophie Marceau
The inspiration for the opera singer character in Delacorta's novel, of which this film is an adaptation, was in fact Jessye Norman. Apparently Norman had a devoted male fan in Europe, who would travel around to attend her concerts and met her once. But the singer playing the character in Diva is Wilhelmina Wiggins Fernandez, who became popular and well remembered in Europe as a result of the film.
Sorry, I forgot. Jessye Norman. What a voice she had? My husband and I would follow her through Europe and the States. She sang a lot of Berlioz, who brought us together.
@@augmentedkeys5971 Haha. One of the Gnossienes (the 7th?) is better known as the first part of Trois Morçeaux en forme de Poire, I think? I have a 5 CD set of Satie's complete piano music on which the Gnossiennes are all over the place apart from the first four.
