Carmen (1983 film)

Carmen
Spanish film poster
Directed by	Carlos Saura
Starring	Laura del Sol
Release dates	6 May 1983 (1983-05-06)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Carmen is a 1983 Spanish film adaptation of the novel Carmen by Prosper Mérimée, using music from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style by Carlos Saura and María Pagés. It is the second part of Saura's flamenco trilogy in the 1980s, preceded by Bodas de sangre and followed by El amor brujo.

The film's basic plot line is that the modern dancers re-enact in their personal lives Bizet's tragic love affair, up to its lethal climax.

Cast

• Paco de Lucía as Paco
• Laura del Sol as Carmen
• Antonio Gades as Antonio
• Marisol as Pepa Flores
• Cristina Hoyos as Cristina
• Juan Antonio Jiménez as Juan
• José Yepes as Pepe Girón
• Sebastián Moreno as Escamillo
• Gómez de Jerez as Singer
• Manolo Sevilla as Singer
• Antonio Solera as Singer
• Manuel Rodríguez as Guitarist
• Lorenzo Virseda as Guitarist
• M. Magdalena as Guest artist
• La Bronce as Guest artist

Awards

The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Technical Grand Prize and the award for Best Artistic Contribution. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

See also

• List of submissions to the 56th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• Carmen at IMDb