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First Name: Carmen

First Name: Carmen

The Revolutionary New Fable of Erotic Destiny from the Director of BREATHLESS and ALPHAVILLE

19836.01h 25m

Overview

A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Written by Prosper Mérimée, Anne-Marie Miéville
Produced by Alain Sarde
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Top Cast

Maruschka Detmers

Maruschka Detmers

Carmen X

Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques Bonnaffé

Joseph Bonnaffé

Myriem Roussel

Myriem Roussel

Claire

Christophe Odent

Christophe Odent

Gang Leader

Pierre-Alain Chapuis

Pierre-Alain Chapuis

Bertrand Liebert

Bertrand Liebert

Carmen's Bodyguard

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Alain Bastien-Thiry

Hotel Valet

Hippolyte Girardot

Hippolyte Girardot

Fred

Odile Roire

Odile Roire

Valérie Dréville

Valérie Dréville

Nurse

Themes & Keywords

robberybased on novel or bookkidnappinghostagebankeroticismguardlovemoneygangterrorism

About First Name: Carmen

First Name: Carmen is a crime, drama, comedy, romance film released in 1983 exploring themes of robbery, based on novel or book, kidnapping, hostage, bank, eroticism. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, it stars Maruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffé, Myriem Roussel. A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.

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