Carmen (2003)

Director:

Vicente Aranda

Writers:

Vicente Aranda
Joaquim Jordà
(more)

Release Date:

3 October 2003 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Female Rear Nudity | Footsie Under The Table | Sex | Female Nudity | Female Frontal Nudity

Awards:

2 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Paz Vega	...	Carmen
Leonardo Sbaraglia	...	José
Antonio Dechent	...	Tuerto
Joan Crosas	...	Dancaire
Jay Benedict	...	Próspero
Joe Mackay	...	Teniente
Josep Linuesa	...	Lucas
Julio Vélez	...	Señorito
Emilio Linder	...	Aristóteles
Miguel Ángel Valcárcel	...	Juanele
Simon Shepherd	...	Magistrado
Ismael Martínez	...	Antonio
Ginés García Millán	...	Tempranillo
Susi Sánchez	...	Blanca
María Botto	...	Fernanda
Paula Echevarría	...	Marisol
Sonia Madrid	...	Encargada
Mariví Bilbao	...	Vieja
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
José María del Castillo	...	Soldado
Mariola Ruiz

Directed by
Vicente Aranda

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vicente Aranda
Joaquim Jordà
Prosper Mérimée		novel

Produced by
Juan Alexander	....	producer
Graham Bradstreet	....	executive producer
Bill Chamberlain	....	producer
Stefan Schmitz	....	associate producer
Ana Vila	....	line producer

Original Music by
José Nieto

Cinematography by
Paco Femenia

Film Editing by
Teresa Font

Costume Design by
Yvonne Blake

Makeup Department
María Carmen Clavel	....	assistant hair stylist (as M. Carmen Clavel)
María Carmen Clavel	....	assistant makeup artist (as M. Carmen Clavel)
Paula Cruz	....	assistant hair stylist
Juan Espinosa	....	additional hair stylist
Juan Espinosa	....	additional makeup artist
Teresa Fernández	....	additional hair stylist
Teresa Fernández	....	additional makeup artist
Sonia Gil	....	additional hair stylist
Sonia Gil	....	additional makeup artist
Mercedes Guillot	....	hair stylist
Carmela Martin	....	additional hair stylist
Carmela Martin	....	additional makeup artist
Mercedes Paradela	....	assistant hair stylist
Mercedes Paradela	....	assistant makeup artist
Yolanda Piña	....	assistant hair stylist
Yolanda Piña	....	assistant makeup artist
Cristina Rivero	....	additional hair stylist
Cristina Rivero	....	additional makeup artist
Martín Rojas	....	additional hair stylist
Martín Rojas	....	additional makeup artist
José Manuel Romero	....	additional hair stylist
José Manuel Romero	....	additional makeup artist
Miguel Sesé	....	makeup department head
Félix Terrero	....	additional hair stylist
Félix Terrero	....	additional makeup artist
Sonia Teruel	....	assistant hair stylist
Sonia Teruel	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Lee Chamberlain	....	production manager: UK
Emilio Giménez	....	assistant unit manager
Marisa Muñoz	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
María Guisado	....	second assistant director
Daniel Rivero	....	third assistant director
Cristina Sopeña	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Leopoldo Báez	....	carpenter
Paco Calonge	....	props
Salvador Comes	....	painter
Alejandro Fernández	....	assistant art director
Jose Antonio Mateos	....	property master
Natalia Montes	....	storyboard artist
José Luis Moya	....	construction coordinator
Ramón Moya	....	construction manager
Gus Nogueira	....	storyboard artist
Sergio Rozas	....	storyboard artist
Juan Ignacio Viñuales	....	props

Sound Department
Roberto Cappannelli	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nacho Cobos	....	sound editor
Manuel Corrales	....	sound effects editor
Robin Day	....	boom operator
John Hayward	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mario López	....	sound effects editor
Natxo Ortúzar	....	sound assistant (as Nacho Ortuzar)
Richard Pryke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alastair Widgery	....	sound mixer
Andrew Caller	....	sound technician (uncredited)
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Reyes Abades	....	special effects coordinator
Ángel Alonso	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Nike Alonso	....	visual effects producer
María Carretero	....	digital compositor
Eduardo Díaz	....	digital compositor
David Guaita	....	digital effects
Guillermo Orbe	....	digital compositor
Thorsten Rienth	....	digital compositor
Rubén Sanz	....	visual effects producer
Rafa Solorzano	....	visual effects supervisor
Juan Tomicic	....	visual effects
Carlos Trijueque	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Guiomar Alonso	....	stunt double: Paz Vega
Pablo Casillas	....	stunts
Begona Echauri	....	stunts
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunt double
Eugenio Jiménez	....	stunts
Miguel Pedregosa	....	stunt coordinator
Álvaro Quiroga	....	stunts
Manuel Valle	....	stunts (as Manuel José Valle)

Camera and Electrical Department
José Manuel Barrio	....	assistant camera (as Chiky)
Fernando Beltrán	....	electrician
Carlos Cabeceran	....	Steadicam operator
Marc Cole	....	Steadicam operator
José Ramón Delgado	....	assistant camera: second unit
Luis Fuentes	....	assistant camera
Rafael García Martos	....	gaffer
Igor Iglesias	....	video assist
Eugenio Martínez	....	electrician
Carlos Miguel	....	additional grip
José Luis Molero	....	additional grip
Adolfo Morales 'Fofi'	....	assistant camera: second unit
Roberta Parkin	....	unit still photographer
Enrique Pérez	....	electrician
Jaime Rebato	....	assistant camera
Cristina Rodríguez	....	assistant camera: second unit
Edmundo Sanz	....	key grip
Anselmo Villalba	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
María Gordo	....	seamstress
Emilia Montero	....	seamstress
Alberto Prieto	....	wardrobe assistant
Delfín Prieto	....	key costumer
Koke Riera	....	wardrobe assistant
Marina Rodríguez	....	wardrobe mistress
José Vico	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Pascale Dillemann	....	post-production liaison
Paulino Fernández Ibáñez	....	telecine
Álvaro García	....	editor: making-of
Renato Sanjuán	....	assistant editor
Rosa Sogorb	....	chief of post-production
Luis M. Trouillhet	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Jean Claudel	....	music supervisor
Karen Martirossian	....	musician: counter bass
José Nieto	....	conductor

Other crew
Piti Alonso	....	unit publicist
Antonio Bazaga	....	co-production coordinator
Félix Burgos	....	location manager
Lorena Carrero	....	production assistant
Ion Collar	....	production assistant
Susana de la Mata	....	production assistant
Pascale Dillemann	....	festival coordinator
Sergio García de Leaniz	....	co-production coordinator
Jessica Junyent	....	translator
Vicky Ontiveros	....	production secretary
Miguel Pedregosa	....	armorer
Sebastian Pereira	....	horse wrangler
Rosana Ruiz	....	production secretary
Mónica Torronteras	....	unit publicist
Marian Zanoguera	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Star Line TV Productions S.L.
• TeleMadrid
• Alythia Limited
• Parallel Pictures

Distributors

• Swipe Films (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Bioscop (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Crest International (Japan) (theatrical)
• Golden Village (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Parasol Pictures Releasing (2004) (UK) (all media)
• Quasar Films (Argentina)

Other Companies

• 2001  extras casting
• Cinesol  electric generator
• Cinetel  lighting equipment
• EPC  camera equipment
• Estudios Exa  sound effects recording
• Madrid Film S.A.  film lab
• Mundo Crane S.L.  grip equipment
• Pinewood Studios  sound mixing
• Sonart Audio  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Spain:119 min | Czech Republic:119 min | Argentina:119 min

Country:

Spain | UK | Italy

Language:

Spanish | Basque | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Czech Republic:15 | Japan:R-18 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:R21 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Star Line TV Productions S.L.

Movie Connections:

Version of Carmen o la hija del contrabandista (1911)

A Good Film, worth seeing

Vicente Aranda is one of the craftsmen of the Spanish cinema. And that is a guaranty. Even if the plot of the movie is not very original, you can count on finding something worth seeing in his movies.

Take Carmen as an example: we've been told this story a thousand times before, but introducing some interesting variations (like the fact that Merimée himself becomes a character) he makes you see the story from an other side. Moreover, I found some really fascinating images in the picture, specially those in which Paz Vega shows her original talent.