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Viva Carmen

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1820, Seville, a pulsating town of sailors and small-time crooks. Young assistant Salvador to the gifted knife grinder Antonio encounters captivating gypsy girl Carmen. Her rapturous beauty and independent spirit set the town abuzz, but Antonio's mystical ability to glimpse the future in sharpened blades foretells a tragic fate for Carmen at the hands of soldier José. With unwavering resolve, Salvador musters an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to challenge the unyielding threads of destiny and protect Carmen from inevitable doom.

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David Ehrlich IndieWire 3d
B+
A swooning and sketch-like distillation of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” Laudenbach’s new feature obviously takes on a slightly heavier subject than his previous work, but it retains the same blitheness of spirit. Go to Full Review Marta Medina Pérez mundoCine 3d
3.5/5
Through the innocent eyes of children (...), Laudenbach finds an accessible way to make a story that’s been adapted a thousand times his own and (...) seduce an audience too young to consume the traditional opera. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Sébastien Laudenbach

Director

Camélia Jordana

Carmen

Milo Machado Graner

Salva

Soumaye Bocoum

Belén

Carl Malapa

José

Gaëtan Dupont

Piranah
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Movie Info

Synopsis 1820, Seville, a pulsating town of sailors and small-time crooks. Young assistant Salvador to the gifted knife grinder Antonio encounters captivating gypsy girl Carmen. Her rapturous beauty and independent spirit set the town abuzz, but Antonio's mystical ability to glimpse the future in sharpened blades foretells a tragic fate for Carmen at the hands of soldier José. With unwavering resolve, Salvador musters an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to challenge the unyielding threads of destiny and protect Carmen from inevitable doom.
Director
Sébastien Laudenbach
Producer
Damien Brunner, Sarah Delmas
Screenwriter
Santiago Otheguy, Sébastien Laudenbach
Production Co
Folivari
Genre
Animation, Drama
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 30m