Bizet Carmen (1967)

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Movie basic details

Current status - Released
Total runtime - 164 mins.
Release date - 01-01-1967
Release year - 1967
Genres - Drama, Music

Overall ratings and scores for Carmen:
Happiness Score - 6/10, World Popularity Score - 0.6/100, IMDB Score - 7.8, Metascore - N/A, Internet Movie Database - 7.8/10, .
Carmen movie has Total Global Votes - 1, Total IMD Votes - 74

Carmen Movie Introduction: Movie Carmen, release year 1969 is written by Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy, Prosper Mérimée and directed by Herbert von Karajan. The leading star-cast in this movie are Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni along with the other stars and crew members.

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Movie overview and plot by Anagha Shashank

Movie in-short: N/A

Movie story-line: This spectacular opera film was taped in 1967 and is based on the 1966 Salzburg Festival production directed by Herbert von Karajan himself, who also conducts the fabulous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The production features the three greatest exponents of their respective roles at the time: Grace Bumbry’s magnificently seductive-toned Carmen, Mirella Freni’s ineffably lovely, touching Micaëla and Jon Vickers’s thrillingly manic-depressive Don José. On its release the film was hailed by Die Presse, (Vienna) as a “unique artistic event”, while Le Monde felt that Karajan’s production brought “a whole new dimension” to the opera, “combined with a magisterial interpretation”. A classical and utterly dramatic approach to probably the world's most beloved opera – Karajan’s Carmen is as much a delicacy for opera fans as it is a perfect starter for newcomers.

Movie synopsis: Grace Bumbry is excellent as Carmen, Jon Vickers excellent as Don Jose, and Herbert von Karajan is of course a first rate conductor. Overall, the audio performance and recording are first rate. The directing, staging, costumes, set design, etc. are conservative in that they remain true to the original story and opera.The only problem with the DVD is that the audio and video were recorded separately in 1967: the audio in April in Munich, the video in June in Vienna. Why this was done I don't know, but the result is that the singers look like they are lip-synching, because, well, they are lip-synching to the earlier audio-only recording.The best opera recordings are of an actual performance, because this is what most of us want to see: if we can't be at the theater, then we want the next best thing. Unfortunately this Carmen is not at this level because the singers are not really singing on screen. If you are looking for a CD version of this opera, I recommend this one; for a DVD version, look elsewhere, or at least take a look at other performances in addition to this one.

Highlights - Carmen (1967)

Total budget - $0.00
Total revenue - $0.00
Produced by - Cosmotel
Produced in - SwitzerlandAustria
Available languages - French (Français),
Homepage URL -
Awards won / Nominations - N/A
Certificate(s) -

Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Carmen (1967)

Lead Actors - Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni
Writer(s) - Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy, Prosper Mérimée
Director(s) - Herbert von Karajan