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First Name: Carmen
First Name: Carmen

First Name: Carmen

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

Genres

CrimeDramaComedyRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6.177/10

Release Date

01 December 1983

Country

France

Cast

Maruschka Detmers

Maruschka Detmers

Carmen X

Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques Bonnaffé

Joseph Bonnaffé

Myriem Roussel

Myriem Roussel

Claire

Christophe Odent

Christophe Odent

Gang Leader

Pierre-Alain Chapuis

Pierre-Alain Chapuis

Bertrand Liebert

Bertrand Liebert

Carmen's Bodyguard

Alain Bastien-Thiry

Alain Bastien-Thiry

Hotel Valet

Hippolyte Girardot

Hippolyte Girardot

Fred

Odile Roire

Odile Roire

Valérie Dréville

Valérie Dréville

Nurse

Christine Pignet

Christine Pignet

Jean-Michel Denis

Jean-Michel Denis

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

The Man Who Eats Yogurt

Jacques Prat

Jacques Prat

Violin

Laurent Dangalec

Laurent Dangalec

Violin

Bruno Pasquier

Bruno Pasquier

Viola

Michel Strauss

Michel Strauss

Cello

Eloïse Beaune

Eloïse Beaune

Eloïse (uncredited)

Sacha Briquet

Sacha Briquet

Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Uncle Jeannot (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Jean-Pierre Mocky

The Screaming Patient (uncredited)

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