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Carmen on Film: A Cultural History

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The story of Carmen, the Spanish Gypsy femme fatale, is one of the most adapted stories in the history of cinema. The films are often a combination of Merimee's 1845 novella and the opera Bizet fashioned from the novella thirty years later. Carmen on Film: A Cultural History focuses on 16 of the most important Carmen films, ranging across three main cinemas , stretching from the earliest films to the most recent : Calmettes , DeMille , Walsh , Chaplin , Lubitsch , Walsh , Feyder , Rey , Vidor , Preminger , Demicheli , Saura , Godard , Rosi , Ramaka , and Aranda .

The story of Carmen has captured the imagination of audiences and readers for more than 150 years. Powrie, Babington, Davies, and Perriam ask why--and in their examination of the numerous cinematic retellings of this popular tale, they offer insight into the cultural significance of the fictional lives and deaths of Carmen.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: July 01, 2007

ISBN: 0253219078

ISBN 13: 9780253219077

Carmen on Film: A Cultural History

0/5 ( ratings)

The story of Carmen, the Spanish Gypsy femme fatale, is one of the most adapted stories in the history of cinema. The films are often a combination of Merimee's 1845 novella and the opera Bizet fashioned from the novella thirty years later. Carmen on Film: A Cultural History focuses on 16 of the most important Carmen films, ranging across three main cinemas , stretching from the earliest films to the most recent : Calmettes , DeMille , Walsh , Chaplin , Lubitsch , Walsh , Feyder , Rey , Vidor , Preminger , Demicheli , Saura , Godard , Rosi , Ramaka , and Aranda .

The story of Carmen has captured the imagination of audiences and readers for more than 150 years. Powrie, Babington, Davies, and Perriam ask why--and in their examination of the numerous cinematic retellings of this popular tale, they offer insight into the cultural significance of the fictional lives and deaths of Carmen.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: July 01, 2007

ISBN: 0253219078

ISBN 13: 9780253219077

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