Prénom Carmen

"The Revolutionary New Fable of Erotic Destiny from the Director of BREATHLESS and ALPHAVILLE"

Jan 11 1984 R 1h 25m
Crime, Drama, Music

The protagonist is Carmen X, a sexy female member of a terrorist gang. She asks her uncle Jean, a washed-up film director if she can borrow his beachside house to make a film with some friends, but they are in fact planning to rob a bank. During the robbery she falls in love with a security guard. The film intercuts between Carmen's escape with the guard, her uncle's attempt to make a comeback film, and a string quartet attempting to perform Beethoven.

Plot

Carmen is a member of a terrorist gang who falls in love with a young police officer guarding a bank that she and her cohorts try to rob. She leads him on while dragging the two of them closer to their ultimate doom. Jean-Luc Godard intercuts the film with shots of a string quartet practicing Beethoven, and his main protagonist, Carmen, is played by Maruschka Detmers creating a stunning effect in many scenes of extended nudity.

Written by

Anne-Marie Miéville

Directed by

Jean-Luc Godard

Cast

Maruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffé, Myriem Roussel

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Sara Films, Films A2, JLG Films

Languages

English, Français

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
4,695
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA