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      First Name: Carmen

      1983 1h 25m Drama List
      88% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 61% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Beautiful terrorist Carmen (Maruschka Detmers) asks her uncle, an eccentric filmmaker (Jean-Luc Godard), to borrow his beach house to make a movie. She intends it to be a hideout after a bank robbery, but plans go awry when she falls for the security guard (Jacques Bonnaffé). At the same time, a violinist's (Myriem Roussel) string quartet rehearses Beethoven pieces for the film's soundtrack, and Carmen's uncle attempts to make a new film. The plot is very loosely based on the opera "Carmen." Read More Read Less

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      Time Out This, throwaway jokes and all, is Godard back at his most nouvelle vague in years. Apr 17, 2007 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader He is searching for a point of equilibrium between the made and the found, the ordered and the chaotic -- a point from which to define an aesthetic for the 80s. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid One of Jean-Luc Godard's more coherent efforts of his later years. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 12, 2019 Full Review Felix Gonzalez Jr. DVD Review With equal parts heist drama and romantic comedy, the movie continues Godard's exploration of film .... Feb 14, 2008 Full Review Film4 This is Godard at his most mischievous. Apr 17, 2007 Full Review TV Guide The film is spiced with passion, philosophy, eroticism, and technical innovation, and while its ideas are relatively accessible, they still do not make for 'easy' viewing. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 29, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Goddard at his worst.And this film won Golden lion. What an absurd?!.This film is about MESS in Goddard's head at the time.Film without any content, without any moral, without any theme Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member you'll have to work hard to get this one. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Eu amo Godard, mas porra, esse filme é intragável. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member another one only for the hardcore JLG fans. Love the use of Tom Waits' music in one scene. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Not Godard's best work , but worth watching at least once. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member The relationship between music, sex and violence was innovatively stimulating. Otherwise, I have to say how much I prefer and love the Godard of the sixties compared to the Godard of the eighties. Art is essentially the ability to communicate good stories, not just to express a notion, but to explore the notion. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Beautiful terrorist Carmen (Maruschka Detmers) asks her uncle, an eccentric filmmaker (Jean-Luc Godard), to borrow his beach house to make a movie. She intends it to be a hideout after a bank robbery, but plans go awry when she falls for the security guard (Jacques Bonnaffé). At the same time, a violinist's (Myriem Roussel) string quartet rehearses Beethoven pieces for the film's soundtrack, and Carmen's uncle attempts to make a new film. The plot is very loosely based on the opera "Carmen."
      Director
      Jean-Luc Godard
      Screenwriter
      Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (France)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 11, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 25m