Rent Carmen (2022)
2.9 of 5 from 71 ratings
1h 57min
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- Synopsis:
- Carmen (Melissa Barrera), a captivating, sensual young gypsy, leaves her family and community behind to escape a Mexican cartel. She flees to the U.S., dreaming of safety and freedom. She is captured by a fierce border patrol agent who tries to kill her. Shocked by this violence, his patrol agent partner Aidan (Paul Mescal) saves Carmen and helps her escape. He finds himself fascinated by Carmen's passion, free spirit and will to fight for freedom.
- Actors:
- Elsa Pataky, Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma, Nicole da Silva, Tara Morice, Kaan Guldur, Richard Brancatisano, Benedict Hardie, Pip Edwards, Damien Thomlinson, Marina Tamayo, Ryan Oliver Gelbart, Nico Cortez, The D.O.C., Zac Drayson, Kevin MacIsaac, Corey London, Morgan Smallbone, Lio Chavez
- Directors:
- Benjamin Millepied
- Producers:
- Rosemary Blight, Dimitri Rassam, Mimi Valdes
- Writers:
- Loïc Barrere, Alexander Dinelaris, Lisa Loomer, Benjamin Millepied, Prosper Mérimée
- Studio:
- Dazzler
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/07/2023
- Run Time:
- 117 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo, Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (3) of Carmen
Original, whimsical, uplifting romance - Carmen review by AB
This is an original, intriguing and, in my view, enjoyable film. It starts conventionally enough, with US border guards trying to catch illegal Mexican migrants. Paul Mescal plays an ex-marine, volunteer border guard. He saves a young female dancer called Carmen from being killed. She is played by an excellent newcomer Melissa Barrera. They go on the run together. From here on the film takes a whimsical turn involving rather a lot of rather good dancing. If you like flamenco dancing, you get some of that. Even Paul Mescal does some energetic dancing. I loved the film score. I found the film quite uplifting.
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Incessantly boring - Carmen review by Alphaville
Hats off if you make it to the end of this load of over-praised arthouse baloney. Well done if you even make it through the pre-credits sequence without zapping. An old woman strikes poses, stamps her feet and flails her arms in the Chihuahua desert. In Spain it’s called dancing. Some similarly unimpressed bloke arrives and shoots her. If only it was meant to be funny. As for the rest of the film… Sullen cardboard characters move from one longueur to another interrupted by prancing around various floor spaces. And what makes it even worse is the incessant heavenly choir score. Where’s that bloke from the pre-titles sequence when you need him? To see how to film flamenco, watch Caros Saura’s exciting 1981 film Blood Wedding.
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I enjoyed it - Carmen review by MD
Romeo and Juliet type musical set on the Mexican border. She is a migrant, he is border patrol. The movie is interspersed with dance episodes, really very enjoyable. There is also the ugliest auntie of indeterminate gender on the planet.
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