Carmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera

1985 2h 54m FR

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Synopsis

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Don José is a guard who begins an affair with the tempestuous Carmen. He is imprisoned and loses his job, then flees with her to the mountains. When the relationship starts to break down José refuses to acknowledge it and will not leave, even when he gets news that his mother is dying. Carmen, meanwhile, has taken up with the bullfighter Escamillo. Bizet's most famous opera is brought to the Glyndebourne Festival Opera by Sir Peter Hall, with Maria Ewing and Barry McCauley heading an international cast.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Malcolm Walker
Moralès
Marie McLaughlin
Micaëla
Barry McCauley
Don José
Xavier Depraz
Zuniga
Maria Ewing
Carmen
Elizabeth Collier
Frasquita
Jean Rigby
Mercédès
Frederico Davià
Lillas Pastia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Hall
Languages: French
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 174 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Georges Bizet. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Malcolm Walker and Marie McLaughlin and Barry McCauley carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0321601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Peter Hall directs. Georges Bizet scores. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 174 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Georges Bizet. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Malcolm Walker and Marie McLaughlin and Barry McCauley carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0321601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.