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Carmen

  • 19841984
  • PGPG
  • 2h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.6K
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Julia Migenes in Carmen (1984)
DramaMusicRomance
In 1820s Spain the soldier Don José falls in love with the fiery and charismatic factory worker Carmen. Conflicts and grievances multiply, however, as it becomes apparent their views on love... Read allIn 1820s Spain the soldier Don José falls in love with the fiery and charismatic factory worker Carmen. Conflicts and grievances multiply, however, as it becomes apparent their views on love and commitment are fundamentally incompatible.In 1820s Spain the soldier Don José falls in love with the fiery and charismatic factory worker Carmen. Conflicts and grievances multiply, however, as it becomes apparent their views on love and commitment are fundamentally incompatible.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
54,137
25,912
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    • Director
      • Francesco Rosi
    • Writers
      • Henri Meilhac(libretto)
      • Ludovic Halévy(libretto)
      • Prosper Mérimée(novella)
    • Stars
      • Julia Migenes
      • Plácido Domingo
      • Ruggero Raimondi
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Francesco Rosi
    • Writers
      • Henri Meilhac(libretto)
      • Ludovic Halévy(libretto)
      • Prosper Mérimée(novella)
    • Stars
      • Julia Migenes
      • Plácido Domingo
      • Ruggero Raimondi
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    • 21User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 10 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Julia Migenes
    Julia Migenes
    • Carmen
    • (as Julia Migenes-Johnson)
    Plácido Domingo
    Plácido Domingo
    • Don José
    Ruggero Raimondi
    Ruggero Raimondi
    • Escamillo
    Faith Esham
    • Micaëla
    François Le Roux
    • Moralès
    John-Paul Bogart
    • Zuñiga
    Susan Daniel
    • Mercédès
    Lillian Watson
    • Frasquita
    Jean-Philippe Lafont
    Jean-Philippe Lafont
    • Dancaïre
    Gérard Garino
    • Remendado
    Julien Guiomar
    Julien Guiomar
    • Lillas Pastia
    Accursio Di Leo
    • Guide
    Maria Campano
    • Manuelita
    Cristina Hoyos
    Cristina Hoyos
    • Dancer
    Juan Antonio Jiménez
    • Dancer
    Aurora Vargas
    • Carmen's Friend
    Carmen Vargas
    • Carmen's Friend
    Concha Vargas
    • Carmen's Friend
    • Director
      • Francesco Rosi
    • Writers
      • Henri Meilhac(libretto)
      • Ludovic Halévy(libretto)
      • Prosper Mérimée(novella)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The first film version of the opera to use spoken dialogue between all the musical numbers rather than being sung all the way through. This is the way Bizet intended the opera to be performed; the dialogue was set to music by composer Ernest Guiraud after Bizet's death, in order to make the realism of the opera less shocking to a nineteenth century audience (based on the assumption that music made the realism less "painful".)
    • Goofs
      The story is supposed to take place in the 1820's. The rifles the smugglers use are lever action repeating rifles, first introduced in the 1870's. The pistols they banish appear to be modern percussion cap guns first introduced in Italy in 1833. Colt patented his design in 1835.
    • Quotes

      all the men: [all the men] Carmen! At your feet we follow you! Carmen! At your feet, we beg of you! Be nice, and tell us the day you will love us! Carmen, tell us the day that you will love us!

      Carmen: [singing in an amazed tone of voice] "The day that I will love you"? My word! I don't know!

      [turns saucy, then sultry]

      Carmen: Maybe never!... mm, maybe tomorrow...

      [then mockingly]

      Carmen: ... But NOT today! That's for sure!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Stop Making Sense/Falling in Love/Paris Texas (1984)

    User reviews21

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    10/10
    What you can expect from an opera on film.
    I want to comment on the review of Mike. The fact that he writes: "the vast armpit hair on Carmen" and that he finds the subtitles annoying doesn't make a movie awful. He watched the movie against his will at school. But if you do enjoy opera, and realise that in the time this movie is shot or represents the ladies didn't shave there armpits this is a pretty good movie. Good sets, deep, classic story and the camera work is okay but what can you aspect from an opera that is written to be watched from just 1 angle, the audience in front of the stage. This movie is a French classic with all the good singing of an opera, good sets, average camerawork and good stage acting. (An opera is always more body language because of the fact it used to be in a hard language to be understanded from the "normal" people.). So, enjoy this movie!
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    • Mar 2, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1984 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Carmen de Bizet
    • Filming locations
      • Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont
      • Production Marcel Dassault
      • Opera Film Produzione
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 32 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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