Carmen (2022)

Directed by

Benjamin Millepied

Genre

drama film, musical film, romantic drama

Country

Australia, France

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman fleeing violence in Mexico crosses paths with a troubled ex-marine near the border. They travel together through the desert, trying to reach Los Angeles while being pursued by law enforcement and a cartel leader.

intensemelancholicvisually lushromanticdreamlikesomberpassionateatmospheric

What happens

Carmen is a 2022 musical drama film directed by Benjamin Millepied in his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Loïc Barrère, and Millepied from a screen story by Millepied and Barrère. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma and Tracy Curry. Though described as Millepied's take on Bizet's opera of the same name, it is "a complete re-imagining" that ignores the opera's plot and setting; all that remains are "selected lyrics" from the opera's libretto sung in the original French by a choir as background to one scene between the two leads. The film features an original score composed by Nicholas Britell with songs written and composed by Britell, Taura Stinson, Julieta Venegas and Curry. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2022. It was released in the United States on 21 April 2023 by Sony Pictures Classics, in France on 14 June 2023 by Pathé Distribution, and in Australia on 13 July by Madman Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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