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Carmen

Carmen

19836.61h 42m

Overview

While 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.

Directed by Carlos Saura
Written by Prosper Mérimée, Carlos Saura, Antonio Gades
Produced by Emiliano Piedra
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Top Cast

Antonio Gades

Antonio Gades

Antonio

Laura del Sol

Laura del Sol

Carmen

Paco de Lucía

Paco de Lucía

Paco

Marisol

Marisol

Pepa Flores

Cristina Hoyos

Cristina Hoyos

Cristina

Juan Antonio Jiménez

Juan Antonio Jiménez

Juan

J

José Yepes

Pepe Girón

S

Sebastián Moreno

Escamillo

G

Gómez de Jerez

Cantaores

M

Manolo Sevilla

Cantaores

Themes & Keywords

jealousydancerbased on opera

About Carmen

Carmen is a drama, romance, music film released in 1983 exploring themes of jealousy, dancer, based on opera. Directed by Carlos Saura, it stars Antonio Gades, Laura del Sol, Paco de Lucía. While 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.

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