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Carmen is a 1983 Spanish romance, drama, and musical film directed by Carlos Saura. The screenplay was written by Saura and Antonio Gades, who also appear in the cast alongside Laura del Sol, Paco de Lucía, and Marisol. Paco de Lucía composed the music, while Teodoro Escamilla served as director of photography. Produced by Emiliano Piedra and Televisión Española, the movie is based on the work of Prosper Mérimée and follows the film Blood Wedding.
The narrative is set in Spain and has a runtime of 102 minutes. It was distributed by Netflix and is available via video on demand through providers such as FlixOlé. Carmen received several accolades, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, the Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film, and the César Award for Best Foreign Film. The film is rated R.
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6.6While rehearsing a flamenco ballet adaptation of Bizet's opera “Carmen”, Antonio, the choreographer, falls in love with the main dancer, Carmen, a fiercely independent woman. Antonio is slowly consumed by jealousy and possessiveness towards Carmen, just like Don José in the original opera, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
Cast
- Antonio Gades as Antonio
- Laura del Sol as Carmen
- Paco de Lucía as Paco
- Marisol as Pepa Flores
- Cristina Hoyos as Cristina
- Juan Antonio Jiménez as Juan
Themes
- jealousy
- dancer
- based on opera
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
3,645 votes
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 10 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- art film
- Country of origin
- Spain
- Original language
- Spanish
- Followed by
- El Amor brujo
- Follows
- Blood Wedding
- Based on
- Carmen
- Director
- Carlos Saura
- Screenwriter
- Antonio Gades
- Cast member
- Manuel Luna
- Composer
- Paco de Lucía
- Producer
- Emiliano Piedra
- Production company
- Televisión Española
- Cinematographer
- Teodoro Escamilla
- Narrative location
- Spain
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 210387
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1983-07-29
- title
- Carmen
- after a work by
- Prosper Mérimée
- distributed by
- Netflix
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