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Carmen (1983 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Carmen' is a 1983 Spanish film adaptation of the novel 'Carmen' by Prosper Mrime, using music from the opera 'Carmen' by Georges Bizet. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style by Carlos Saura and Mara Pags. 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
Reception
The film was the highest-grossing Spanish film in the United States at the time, grossing $3.1 million. It was surpassed by Pedro Almodvar's 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' (1988). It sold 2,168,737 tickets in Germany and 871,824 in France.
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
References
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