Carmen

1984 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / Music / Romance

7
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 1812 1.8K

opera musical

Plot summary

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.

Director

Francesco Rosi Photo
Francesco Rosi

Top cast

Maria Campano Photo
Maria Campano as Manuelita
Carmen Vargas Photo
Carmen Vargas as Carmen's Friend
Aurora Vargas Photo
Aurora Vargas as Carmen's Friend
Concha Vargas Photo
Concha Vargas as Carmen's Friend
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.4 GB
1204*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
24 fps
2 hr 35 min
Seeds ...
2.87 GB
1792*1072
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles fr  
24 fps
2 hr 35 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Paritai

One of the best opera films ever made.

This is one of the best opera films ever made. The singing and orchestral playing are superb. The acting, directing, and scene setting made the story credible and even moving. Domingo is rather old for the role of the soldier so besotted by the sexy Carmen that he defies military orders. No matter, it works - Julia Migenes is so alluring, sings and moves so seductively, that it's not hard to imagine a man old enough to know better ruining his life for an hour with her. A must for opera lovers, and an excellent introduction to opera for those who think it's just about fat ladies playing teenage geishas and consumptive seamstresses.
Reviewed by jongibbo 8 / 10

Gorgeous operatic production

I am no opera fan. I first saw this years ago, simply because I was dating someone at the time who enjoyed opera, so we went to a local cinema which was showing it, and I instantly fell in love with it. As others have pointed out, it has it's flaws, but so what? To me it is absolutely gorgeous, and it's plus points more than make up for it's flaws. When I had the opportunity to do so, I bought a VHS tape of it (which I recall was a lot more expensive than your run of the mill VHS tape), and I have it now on DVD (which was a good deal cheaper). I still enjoy watching it now and again.
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