First Name: Carmen
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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First Name: Carmen
- Overview
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- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 4, 1983
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
User Score
60%
Original Title
Prénom Carmen
Production Companies
Sara Films, JLG Films, Films A2
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Description
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.