Carmen

1997 2h 34m FR

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 25 March 1997.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Waltraud Meier
Carmen
Plácido Domingo
Don José
Angela Gheorghiu
Micaëla
Christopher Schaldenbrand
Moralès
Jeffrey Wells
Zuniga
Mary Dunleavy
Frasquita
Kristine Jepson
Mercédès
Sergei Leiferkus
Escamillo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gary Halvorson
Writers: Henri Meilhac, Prosper Mérimée, Ludovic Halévy
Languages: French
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 7

ERA

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29 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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Waltraud Meier and Plácido Domingo and Angela Gheorghiu carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0325156 — 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

Gary Halvorson directs. Georges Bizet scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
229 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.
5Waltraud Meier and Plácido Domingo and Angela Gheorghiu carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0325156 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.