First Name: Carmen(1983)

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

61

1h 25m

  • Crime,
  • Drama,
  • Comedy

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.

Cast

  • Maruschka Detmers

    Maruschka Detmers

    Carmen X

  • Jacques Bonnaffé

    Jacques Bonnaffé

    Joseph Bonnaffé

  • Myriem Roussel

    Myriem Roussel

    Claire

  • Christophe Odent

    Christophe Odent

    Gang Leader

  • Pierre-Alain Chapuis

    Pierre-Alain Chapuis

  • Bertrand Liebert

    Bertrand Liebert

    Carmen's Bodyguard

  • Hippolyte Girardot

    Hippolyte Girardot

    Fred

  • Odile Roire

    Odile Roire

  • Valérie Dréville

    Valérie Dréville

    Nurse

  • Christine Pignet

    Christine Pignet

  • Jacques Villeret

    Jacques Villeret

    The Man Who Eats Yogurt

  • Eloïse Beaune

    Eloïse Beaune

    Eloïse (uncredited)

  • Sacha Briquet

    Sacha Briquet

    Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

  • Jean-Luc Godard

    Jean-Luc Godard

    Uncle Jeannot (uncredited)

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    Status

    Released (Dec 1, 1983)

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