First Name: Carmen
“The Revolutionary New Fable of Erotic Destiny from the Director of BREATHLESS and ALPHAVILLE”
A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.
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Cast
21 people
Maruschka Detmers
Carmen X
Known for
Marseille
Devil in the Flesh
Jacques Bonnaffé
Joseph Bonnaffé
Known for
The Marching Band
Lemming
Myriem Roussel
Claire
Known for
Hail Mary
Godard's Passion
Christophe Odent
Gang Leader
Known for
A Nos Amours
The Country Doctor
Pierre-Alain Chapuis
Known for
Lie with Me
Undercover
Bertrand Liebert
Carmen's Bodyguard
Also in
Secrets of State
Piccolo, Saxo & Cie
Alain Bastien-Thiry
Hotel Valet
Also in
A Captain's Honor
Flash Back
Hippolyte Girardot
Fred
Known for
Irma Vep
Manon of the Spring
Odile Roire
Also in
Anything for Her
Je règle mon pas sur le pas de mon père
Valérie Dréville
Nurse
Known for
Saint Omer
Elles
Christine Pignet
Known for
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Auntie Danielle
Jean-Michel Denis
Jean-Luc Godard Director · Anne-Marie Miéville Screenplay Prosper Mérimée Author
Worldwide gross $3M · United States release August 3, 1984 · Produced in France, Switzerland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Production
Sara Films
Production
JLG Films
Production
Films A2
Production
France · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Prénom Carmen
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 8, 1983
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · January 11, 1984
Theatrical
United States · August 3, 1984
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
October 15, 2013 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Brazil
June 5, 1986 · Theatrical
June 20, 2003 · Theatrical · São Paulo (Re-release)
Denmark
April 14, 1984 · Theatrical
Germany
July 13, 1984 · Theatrical · West Germany
September 4, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
December 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 27, 1985 · Theatrical
July 30, 2010 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
February 22, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release
South Korea
December 13, 2002 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 2, 1983 · Theatrical
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