First Name: Carmen

First Name: Carmen (1983)

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

Crime Drama Comedy Romance

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.

star 6 6.3 88%
  • Release Date: 1983-12-01
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Director: Jean-Luc Godard

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    • Cast

    • Maruschka Detmers

      Carmen X

    • Jacques Bonnaffé

      Joseph Bonnaffé

    • Myriem Roussel

      Claire

    • Christophe Odent

      Gang Leader

    • Pierre-Alain Chapuis

    • Bertrand Liebert

      Carmen's Bodyguard

    • Alain Bastien-Thiry

      Hotel Valet

    • Hippolyte Girardot

      Fred

    • Odile Roire

    • Valérie Dréville

      Nurse

    • Christine Pignet

    • Jean-Michel Denis

    • Jacques Villeret

      The Man Who Eats Yogurt

    • Jacques Prat

      Violin

    • Laurent Dangalec

      Violin

    • Bruno Pasquier

      Viola

    • Michel Strauss

      Cello

    • Eloïse Beaune

      Eloïse (uncredited)

    • Sacha Briquet

      Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

    • Jean-Luc Godard

      Uncle Jeannot (uncredited)

    • Jean-Pierre Mocky

      The Screaming Patient (uncredited)

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