Release Date: Aug 23, 1948 Wide
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Perhaps it's just as well that Columbia elected to film Prosper Merimee's Carmen without Georges Bizet's music: after all, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford weren't exactly Leontyne Price and Robert Merrill. The Loves of Carmen is a reasonably faithful rehash of Merimee's story of the tempestuous gypsy cigarette-factory worker Carmen (Hayworth) and the devastating effect she has on the men in her life. Assigned to arrest Carmen after a street brawl, handsome military officer Don Jose (Ford) falls in
Aug 23, 1948 Wide
Dec 21, 1999
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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It doesn't even have Bizet's music.
"the loves of carmen" is rita hayworth's excerpt of sex appeal in the end of 40s. the marvellous novelty is that the music score doesn't include the cliched opera tune of carmen but a bunch of swifty catchy flamenco which rita hayworth dances feverishly along, especially in the scene of gypsy squad. hayworth sways her
November 16, 2007Super Reviewer
Rita Hayworth gives an excellent performance as the gypsy Carmen, while Glenn Ford is rather miscast. However, the sets and costumes are both stunning. The flamenco scenes are equally impressive and showcase Hayworth's talent.
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