Underplayed Gems

Carmen (1945)

Carmen poster
Directed by
Christian-Jaque
Genre
musical film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
2h 04m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film is a version of the famous opera Carmen. It follows the story of a fiery gypsy woman and a soldier who fall into a doomed romance. The movie was a huge hit in France when it was released.

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What happens

Carmen is a French-Italian musical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Viviane Romance, Jean Marais and Lucien Coëdel. It is a version of the famous opera. Although filmed in 1942 it was not released until 1944 in France and 1945 in Italy. It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 4,277,813. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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