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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Julia Migenes	...	Carmen (as Julia Migenes-Johnson)
	Plácido Domingo	...	Don José
	Ruggero Raimondi	...	Escamillo
	Faith Esham	...	Micaëla
	François Le Roux	...	Moralès
	John-Paul Bogart	...	Zuñiga
	Susan Daniel	...	Mercédès
	Lillian Watson	...	Frasquita
	Jean-Philippe Lafont	...	Dancaïre
	Gérard Garino	...	Remendado
	Julien Guiomar	...	Lillas Pastia
	Accursio Di Leo	...	Guide
	Maria Campano	...	Manuelita
	Cristina Hoyos	...	Dancer
	Juan Antonio Jiménez	...	Dancer

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A film version of the famous Bizet opera, where a soldier (Don Jose) falls in love with a beautiful factory worker (Carmen), but she does not reciprocate his feelings. Written by Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>

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Drama | Music | Romance

Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »

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Trivia

George Cukor had planned to film this in 1959 with Sophia Loren. See more »

Goofs

In addition to the black and blurry tops of castles and buildings erased, one can see blurry edges to other parts of the buildings. Looks like a very poor cut and paste job to hide modern additions to structures the director didn't want showing. Some very bad eraser work -- but probably state of the art for a 1984 film. See more »

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!
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Connections

Version of Carmen on Ice (1990) See more »

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A first-rate movie of a first-rate opera

13 March 2000 | by jhobson – See all my reviews

I really liked this production of Carmen. Unlike many I have seen, Carmen and Don Jose had a real chemistry -- I could see why Don Jose would throw off his military career for her.

The singing is great, as is the acting and the photography. When friends of mine have asked me about opera, I have played this tape for them.

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