First Name: Carmen
(1983)
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First Name: Carmen
(1983)
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Maruschka Detmers | ... | |
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Jacques Bonnaffé | ... |
Joseph Bonnaffé
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Myriem Roussel | ... |
Claire
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Christophe Odent | ... |
Le chef
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Pierre-Alain Chapuis |
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Bertrand Liebert | ... |
Le garde du corps
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Alain Bastien-Thiry | ... |
Le valet du grand hôtel
(as Alain Bastien)
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| Hippolyte Girardot | ... |
Fred
(as Hyppolite Girardot)
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Odile Roire |
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Valérie Dréville | ... |
La nourrice /
Wet nurse
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Christine Pignet |
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Jean-Michel Denis |
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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
(as Quatuor Prat)
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Laurent Dangalec | ... |
Violon
(as Quatuor Prat)
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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>
I found it very interesting to see a new, different movie made out of an old story (Carmen). It is not easy to follow Godard and hence it may take several views of the films to understand all details including plot, dialogues and philosophical remarks and the result is it makes you reflect about it and makes you become an actively involved viewer. A Godard movie is like modern art introducing new standards in story telling, and so for someone used to and expecting a scheme F Hollywood entertainment movie it is probably a frustrating experience. I found the actors did a good job. I think the nakedness of the lead actress relates to the kind of relationship she (Carmen) has with her lover, which is based on a strong sexual, magnetic and obsessive attraction. I found the cinematographic/photographic work of the movie very beautiful and the music fits nicely in.