New Arrival First Name: Carmen USED

Jean-Luc Godards First Name: Carmen (1983) is a radical reinvention of Bizets opera, updating the story of sexual obsession with bank robbery and kidnapping. Godard himself appears as doddering Uncle Jean, who lends his house to his niece Carmen (Maruschka Detmers) while he is recovering in a mental institution. Carmen and her gang of youthful pals stage a bloody robbery of a bank, during which she falls in love with one of the security guards (Jacques Bonnaff). Her gang is in the planning stages of an even bigger crimethe kidnapping of an industrialist (or his daughter), using the shooting of a documentary on luxury hotels as a pretext. This bizarre crime spree of sex and death is told via Godards dizzying deconstructive style and DP Raoul Coutards eye-popping colors, creating a singular work of art to rival Bizet. Le changement plus dun titre: Changer dimage (a short film by Jean-Luc Godard, INA 1982) / Feature and short film commentary by film historian Craig Keller / Booklet essay by film critic Kristen Yoonsoo Kim / Trailers