Prénom Carmen

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Jacques Bonnaffé and Maruschka Detmers in Prénom Carmen (1983)

A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.

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6.3/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Maruschka Detmers

Carmen X

Jacques Bonnaffé

Joseph

Myriem Roussel

Claire

Christophe Odent

Gang leader

Pierre-Alain Chapuis

Bertrand Liebert

Bodyguard

Alain Bastien-Thiry

Hotel valet
(as Alain Bastien)

Hippolyte Girardot

Fred
(as Hyppolite Girardot)

Odile Roire

Valérie Dréville

Wet nurse

Christine Pignet

Femme de la bande à Joseph

Jean-Michel Denis

Jacques Villeret

The man who eats yogurt

Jacques Prat

Violin
(as Quatuor Prat)

Laurent Dangalec

Violin
(as Quatuor Prat)

Bruno Pasquier

Viola
(as Quatuor Prat)

Michel Strauss

Cello
(as Quatuor Prat)

Eloïse Beaune

Eloïse
(uncredited)

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Trivia
During the shoot-out at the Café de la Paix (the luxurious restaurant of the Grand Hotel Intercontinental), an undisturbed man is reading a large book, holding it so that the cover is shown prominently, several times: 'Nouveau Guide des Paradis Fiscaux', published in 1982, and written by a specialist on Swiss banking. Godard's tongue-in-cheek political comment (in a French-Swiss co-production) may escape some viewers, though.

Quotes
Oncle Jeannot: No matter where or when, the classics always work.

Crazy credits
In memoriam small movies

Connections
Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)

Soundtracks
Ruby's Arms
by Tom Waits

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Featured review

6/10

nudity the most striking thing in this movie

Carmen is a part of a terrorist group. Her uncle Jeannot (Godard) lends her his seaside apartment. Carmen and her group try to rob a bank. She gets tangled up and falls in love with security guard Joseph. She escapes with Joseph handcuffed to her back to uncle Jeannot's apartment.

This is not an action thriller. It has some surreal touches. The most striking thing is the explicit sexual content in this movie by director Jean-Luc Godard. It's done without sexuality. It's Joseph forcing his masturbation on Carmen in the shower. It's not the most compelling thriller. It's also not surrealistic enough to be interesting. It has a lot of different elements. Some work better than others.