Carmen

Story

Synopsis

While rehearsing a flamenco ballet adaptation of Bizet's opera “Carmen”, Antonio, the choreographer, falls in love with the main dancer, Carmen, a fiercely independent woman. Antonio is slowly consumed by jealousy and possessiveness towards Carmen, just like Don José in the original opera, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.

Director

Carlos Saura

Writers

Prosper Mérimée, Carlos Saura, Antonio Gades

Language

Spanish

Country

Spain

Release date

6 May 1983

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Antonio Gades

  Antonio

• 

  Laura del Sol

  Carmen

• 

  Paco de Lucía

  Paco

• 

  Marisol

  Pepa Flores

• 

  Cristina Hoyos

  Cristina

• 

  Juan Antonio Jiménez

  Juan

• José Yepes

  Pepe Girón

• Sebastián Moreno

  Escamillo

• Gómez de Jerez

  Cantaores

• Manolo Sevilla

  Cantaores

• Antonio Solera

  Guitarristes

• Manuel Rodríguez

  Guitarrista