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Jacques Bonnaffé | ... |
Joseph Bonnaffé
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Claire
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Alain Bastien-Thiry | ... |
Le valet du grand hôtel
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Fred
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Valérie Dréville | ... |
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Jacques Villeret | ... |
L'homme qui mange des yaourts dans les toilettes de la station-service /
Man eating jam
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Jacques Prat | ... |
Violon
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Laurent Dangalec | ... |
Violon
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Carmen is a member of a terrorist gang who falls in love with a young police officer guarding a bank that she and her cohorts try to rob. She leads him on while dragging the two of them closer to their ultimate doom. Jean-Luc Godard intercuts the film with shots of a string quartet practicing Beethoven, and his main protagonist, Carmen, is played by Maruschka Detmers creating a stunning effect in many scenes of extended nudity. Written by Raimundo Ramirez <raimundo@kheldar.com>
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
11 January 1984 (France) See more »Also Known As:
First Name: Carmen See more »Filming Locations:
Le Grand Hotel Inter Continental - 2 Rue Scribe, Paris 9, Paris, FranceCompany Credits
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MonoColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Quatuor Prat
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During the shoot-out at the Café de la Paix (the luxurious restaurant of the Grand Hotel Intercontinental), an undisturbed man is reading a large book, holding it so that the cover is shown prominently, several times: 'Nouveau Guide des Paradis Fiscaux', published in 1982, and written by a specialist on Swiss banking. Godard's tongue-in-cheek political comment (in a French-Swiss co-production) may escape some viewers, though. See more »Crazy Credits
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"String Quartet n. 16 op. 135"Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Quatuor Prat
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As happens more with Godard, it's not easy to lay a finger on 'Prenom: Carmen' (= French for 'First name: Carmen'). Although the film appears to be chaotic, it somehow is kept together by a number of invisible strings.
Anyway, the very pleasant & often repeated bottom lines are made by a classical chamber orchestra, as well as by shots of sea-waves breaking themselves on the coast.
In between the meager plot develops in a sequence of varying scenes, even including a touch of slapstick. However, in the end one cannot escape the conclusion that 'Prenom: Carmen' needs to be supported by Maruschka Detmer's frequent nudity to leave a more lasting impression.