Carmen 1983  R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Carlos Saura
Cast: Antonio Gades, Laura del Sol, Paco de Lucia, Marisol, Cristina Hoyos, Juan Antonio Jimenez, Jose Yepes, Sebastian Moreno, Gomez de Jerez, Manolo Sevilla, Antonio Solera, Manuel Rodriguez, Lorenzo Virseda, M. Magdalena, La Bronce
As a Spanish dance company rehearses for Bizet's opera "Carmen," the plot of this story parallels that of the opera. Choreographer Antonio (Antonio Gades) falls in love with the sexy Carmen (Laura del Sol) who is performing the lead role. Just like in the opera, Carmen has an affair with another man, and Antonio's jealousy leads to deadly results. An excellent takeoff on the opera, with awesome dances. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Foreign Film.
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Carmen 1984  PG, 152 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Musical
Director: Francesco Rosi
Cast: Julia Migenes, Ruggero Raimondi, Placido Domingo, Faith Esham, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Gerard Garino, Susan Daniel, Francois Le Roux, John-Paul Bogart, Lillian Watson, Julien Guiomar, Accursio Di Leo, Maria Campano, Juan Antonio Jimenez, Cristina Hoyos
This rendition of Bizet's "Carmen" is an excellent presentation. It is the story of poor, cigarette factory worker Carmen (Julia Migenes) who is a very driven woman. She bewitches Don Jose (Placido Domingo) and then takes off with a group of gypsies–only to be killed at story's end by a very jealous Don Jose who is upset with her new relationship with Escamillo (Ruggero Raimondi). Very enjoyable fare for opera fans and non-fans as well.
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A Walk in the Clouds 1995 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfonso Arau
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Anthony Quinn, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Giancarlo Giannini, Angelica Aragon, Evangelina Elizondo, Freddy Rodriguez, Don Amendolia, Febronio Covarrubias, Alejandra Flores, Mary Pat Gleason, Juan Antonio Jimenez, Macon McCalman, Ivory Ocean, Gregory Paul Martin
This film is based on the 1942 Italian movie, "Four Steps in the Clouds." This time around, the story is set in California's Napa Valley in 1945. Keanu Reeves plays a World War II veteran, Paul Sutton, who poses as the husband of unwed, pregnant Victoria (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon). Victoria's father is Mexican-American winegrower Alberto Albertini (Giancarlo Giannini) who does not trust Paul even though her grandfather Don Pedro (Anthony Quinn) accepts him. Paul believes that if he sticks around for a few days and then leaves, he will be the bad one, and Alberto will vent his wrath on him instead of Victoria.
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| 1. Carmen (1983)
2. Carmen (1984)
3. A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
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