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Carmen (1945)

Dir: Christian-Jaque         Drama / Romance       stars 3
Overview
Carmen is a French romantic film drama first released in 1945, directed by Christian-Jaque.  The film is based on a novel by Prosper Mérimée and stars Viviane Romance, Jean Marais, Lucien Coëdel and Julien Bertheau.  It has also been released under the title: Carmen.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


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Synopsis
Arrested after provoking a fight in a cigarette factory in Seville, a seductive gypsy girl named Carmen persuades the soldier guarding her, Don José, to let her go.  From the moment he first sees Carmen, Don José is entranced by her.  After escaping from prison with the gypsy girl’s help, he becomes her lover, but the consequences are disastrous for him.  When he kills another officer in a swordfight, Don José has no choice but to desert and join a band of smugglers, Carmen’s friends.  He is stunned when he learns that Carmen is married to the smugglers’ leader, Garcia, and is even more surprised when Carmen asks him to kill him...


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Credits
  • Director: Christian-Jaque
  • Script: Henri Jeanson, Christian-Jaque, Claude-André Puget, Charles Spaak, Jacques Viot, Pier Luigi Melani, Ludovic Halévy (operetta), Henri Meilhac (operetta), Prosper Mérimée (novel)
  • Photo: Ubaldo Arata
  • Music: Georges Bizet
  • Cast: Viviane Romance (Carmen), Jean Marais (Don José), Lucien Coëdel (Garcia), Julien Bertheau (Lucas, le matador), Jean Brochard (Lillas-Pastia), Georges Tourreil (Dancaire), Adriano Rimoldi (Marquez, le lieutenant des Dragons/), Elli Parvo (Pamela), Mario Gallina (Un marchand), Marguerite Moreno (La gitane), Bernard Blier (Remendado), Anna Arena (La dame dame dans la diligence), André Bervil (Un moine), Liliana Laine, Anna Lelli (Isabella), Nicola Maldacea (Un voyageur), Elio Marcuzzo (Antonio), Polidor (Le vieux voyageur)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 124 min; B&W
  • Aka: Carmen


 
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