It is not the horrible film I thought it was at fifteen, nor is it the untouchable classic others would have me believe. Now, having spent the last two hours with Diva, I can say it lives up to neither reputation. ![]() I missed Diva during its run at my local repertoire theatre earlier this year, but this new DVD christening Lionsgate's Meridian Collection, a line of arthouse and foreign films from their back catalogue, was going to be my chance at last! What did everyone see in this 1981 French film that I did not? And given how many movies I did not understand in my youth that I love now, it was time to give it another shot. Over the years, I had heard tell of Diva's immense reputation, and though at first my reaction was, "Oh, that movie, that's terrible," as time has worn on, my curiosity was piqued. I guess in my young mind, a film that had subtitles and that began with an opera performance was just not the way to go. Normally, movies in class were great, a way for the teacher and the students to slack off and pretend they are working, but in the case of Diva, I wasn't having it. Porter, decided to show us Diva over two days of classes, presumably to have us listen to some real French being spoken. ![]() When I was in 9th grade, my French teacher, Mr.
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