Carmen (1942 film)
Carmen is a French-Italian musical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Viviane Romance, Jean Marais and Lucien Coëdel. It is a version of the famous opera.[1] Although filmed in 1942 it was not released until 1944 in France and 1945 in Italy.
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| Directed by | Christian-Jaque |
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| Produced by | François Carron André Paulvé |
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| Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata |
| Edited by | Jacques Desagneaux Jole Tonini |
| Music by | Maurice-Paul Guillot |
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| Distributed by | DisCina (France) Scalera Film (Italy) |
Release date | 8 August 1944 |
Running time | 124 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 4,277,813.[2][3]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome.
Cast
- Viviane Romance as Carmen
- Jean Marais as Don José
- Lucien Coëdel as Garcia
- Julien Bertheau as Lucas, le matador / Lucas, il matador
- Jean Brochard as Lillas-Pastia
- Georges Tourreil as Dancaire
- Adriano Rimoldi as Marquez, le lieutenant des Dragons / Marquez, il tenente dei Dragoni
- Elli Parvo as Pamela
- Mario Gallina as Un marchand / Un mercante
- Marguerite Moreno as La gitane / La zingara
- Bernard Blier as Remendado
References
- Zanger p.147
- French box office of 1945 at Box Office Story
- "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
Bibliography
- Anat Zanger. Film Remakes as Ritual and Disguise: From Carmen to Ripley. Amsterdam University Press, 2006.
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