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Sep 27, 2022KSorensen62 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I saw this movie when it came out in 1981 and I was the same age as the actor playing the postal worker, so I guess I kind of identified with him, age-wise. I remember really liking the movie then, but now, it seems somewhat dated. I…
Apr 29, 2022The_Most_Casual_Observer rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
THE DIRECTOR, Jean-Jacques Beineix, never made another movie that was even half as good as the 1981 film. The plot, about two audio tapes that different villains want to retrieve from a young mailman for different reasons, is just complex…
Jan 18, 2019Punnoval rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
This is the movie Jean-Jacques Beineix is famous for - it defined the decline of French cinema into "style, not substance". I suppose the sets have a certain style to them but the plot line veers from precious to sub-moronic. If you like…
Oct 06, 2017ballycootie rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I have enjoyed this film multiple times since seeing in an art house theatre back in the eighties. Visually stunning and love the plot.
Oct 05, 2017ba_library rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This film was released in 1981 and it was rather cutting edge at the time – visually stylish, set in Paris about a young man (Jules) who loves opera and falls in love with an American opera diva – the lovely and talented Wilhelmina Wiggins…
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Jan 15, 2015samakirachang rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Visually stunning..One of the best film of all time...great film if you like romance, art, music, mystery and cinema...humorous and sexy..
Aug 23, 2014bibliouncommon rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of my all time favourite films. I'd always suspected that Paris held a gritty underground just beneath the feet of the tourist culture, and this film shines a light on it. The combination of luscious Paris exteriors, an…
Aug 20, 2014ausnos rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I tried to like this one but it was too boring to hold my interest.
Apr 16, 2014sdsheridan rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Possibly the first foreign film I liked and saw more than once. Opera is not my thing, but I can appreciate the music! Love story and odd characters I think caught my interest and later in life made me want to own it.
AdeleBCurtis
May 27, 2011
The listing of the performers omits the leading actress, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez This makes it more difficult to locate this film.
Jan 03, 2011Tj2C rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a real find. Opera + Detective. creative and good chasing scenes. Must see ! Even the interview of director (unlike other) is very worth watching.
Feb 17, 2010neko rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Paris, opera, the hoods, the good guys, fan adoration, love's gracious gift. Beineix keeps you guessing in this great thriller.