First Name: Carmen
1983 · Movie · R · 85 min · ★ 6.0 · 84% critics
A woman tied to a terrorist group finds herself drawn into a risky connection with the police officer assigned to guard a bank. As plans for a robbery move forward, their growing closeness threatens to blur loyalties and raise the stakes for everyone involved.
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Details
- Original title
- Prénom Carmen
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-12-01
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (112 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, offbeat crime romance where attraction collides with danger, in the vein of Band of Outsiders or Pierrot le Fou; Not for you if you prefer straightforward, comforting thrillers.
Pros: tense romantic pull; crime-driven momentum; morally messy choices | Cons: emotionally distant tone; abrupt story turns; limited character warmth
Themes
- robbery
- based on novel or book
- kidnapping
- hostage
- bank
- eroticism
- guard
- love
- money
- gang
- terrorism
Awards & recognition
- Golden Lion · 1983
Cast & crew
Maruschka Detmers
as Carmen X
Jacques Bonnaffé
as Joseph Bonnaffé
Myriem Roussel
as Claire
Christophe Odent
as Gang Leader
Pierre-Alain Chapuis
Bertrand Liebert
as Carmen's Bodyguard
- AB
Alain Bastien-Thiry
as Hotel Valet
Hippolyte Girardot
as Fred
Odile Roire
Valérie Dréville
as Nurse
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard