Based on the novel by Delacorta, Jules (Frédéric Andréi) goes on the run from every conceivable pursuer - from drug dealers and music pirates to the cops - after obtaining a recording of the woman of his dreams, the never-recorded opera star Cynthia Hawkins (Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez).

"Brilliant!  A visual extravaganza!" - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

 "In his first feature-length film, director Jean-Jacques Beineix shows a fanciful, tongue-in-cheek talent for spoofing old mysteries, creating incongruously beautiful photographic images and mixing it all up with a touch of Zen. Delightfully original." - Judy Stone. San Francisco Examiner

"An art-house flick that should appeal even to people who don't like art-house flicks." - Matt Brunson, Film Frenzy

"An endlessly-inventive,edge-of-your-seat crime caper blessed with an abundance of amusing twist and turns, a stirring soundtrack and unorthodox cinematography which all add up to a sumptuous cinematic classic among the very best movies ever made." - Kam Williams, NewsBlaze