First Name: Carmen (1983)

  • NR
  • 12/20/1983 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 25m

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

Overview

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.

Jean-Luc Godard

Director

Anne-Marie Miéville

Writer

Cast

Maruschka Detmers's headshot

Maruschka Detmers

Carmen X
Jacques Bonnaffé's headshot

Jacques Bonnaffé

Joseph Bonnaffé
Myriem Roussel's headshot

Myriem Roussel

Claire
Christophe Odent's headshot

Christophe Odent

Chef
Jean-Luc Godard's headshot

Jean-Luc Godard

Uncle Jeannot
Valérie Dréville's headshot

Valérie Dréville

Nurse
Hippolyte Girardot's headshot

Hippolyte Girardot

Fred
Bertrand Liebert's headshot

Bertrand Liebert

Le garde du corps

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