Carmen / Gaumont présente un film de Francesco Rosi ; de Georges Bizet ; livret de Meilhac et Halévy d'après la nouvelle de Prosper Merimeé ; scénario et adaptation, Franceso Rosi et Tonino Guerra ; une co-production franco-italienne Gaumont, Production Marcel Dassault, Opera Film Produzione ; produit par Patrice Ledoux ; réalisé par Francesco Rosi.
Publisher:
Gaumont,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
2 videodiscs (197 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Based on the novella by Prosper Meŕimeé. Julia Migenes-Johnson (Carmen) ; Placido Domingo (Don José) ; Ruggero Raimondi (Escamillo) ; Faith Esham Michaela) ; Susan Daniels (Mercedes) ; Lilian Watson (Frasquita) ; Jean-Philippe Lafont (Dancaire) ; Gerard Garino (Remendado) ; François Le Roux (Morales) ; John-Paul Bogart (Zuniga) ; Julien Guiomar (Lillas Pastia) ; Orchestre National de France ; Chœurs et maîtrise de Radio-France ; Lorin Maazel, conductor. Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. Picture format: 16:9. DVD 2: "Carmen, journal d'un tournage" / documentaire de Dominique Maillet (48')
Summary:
In 19th century Seville, the lusty, tempestuous Carmen seduces a naive Army corporal, Don Jose, newly assigned to the village fortress. Jose abandons his career, his fiancee and even his dying mother for the love of this sultry gypsy. But soon she spurns him in favor of a toreador, Escamillo. Crazed with jealousy, Jose begs Carmen to return to him, but her taunting declaration of independence results in tragedy.
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