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ANNUEL

Today was the annual showing of Diva (1981)

It is, of course, a NYTimes Best 1176 Film and one of my great favorites.

I have seen it 5 or 6 times.

It takes about a year to wear off the complete memory of the plot and characters so that there will be enough surprise and gasping at its next showing.

It has everything; romance, art, crime, commerce, corruption, and beautiful people who are not classically beautiful.

It has suspense. It has long pauses of quiet which are wonderful to immerse yourself in. It has action shots and cinematography that will take your breath away.

Ebert says it is a feast.

This was Jean-Jacques Beineix first and, they say, best film. Dunno. I just know that this one is so good.

Am I overdoing it?

It works some kind of chemistry on me. I get teary in spots that are not particularly emotional. They are beautiful. Maybe that is it. It gets me where I do not think.

Whatta movie.

A 10 on the Netflix5 scale.