Carmen /

In 19th century Seville, the lusty, tempestuous Carmen seduces a naive army corporal, Don Jose. Jose abandons his career and comrades for the love of this sultry gypsy. Carmen, however, soon spurns Jose for the love of a toreador, Escamillo. Crazed with jealousy, Jose begs Carmen to return to him, b...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Famous Players Film Co, Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958, DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959, Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967, Reid, Wallace, 1891-1923, Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875, Riesenfeld, Hugo, 1879-1939, Brock, Timothy, Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Kino on Video, [1997]
Series:	Cecil B. DeMille. Visionary years, 1915-1927.
Subjects:	Silent films. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Seduction > Drama. Motion pictures, American. Feature films.

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Summary:	In 19th century Seville, the lusty, tempestuous Carmen seduces a naive army corporal, Don Jose. Jose abandons his career and comrades for the love of this sultry gypsy. Carmen, however, soon spurns Jose for the love of a toreador, Escamillo. Crazed with jealousy, Jose begs Carmen to return to him, but her taunting declaration of independence results in tragedy.
Item Description:	Based on the novella: Carmen / Prosper Mérimée. Originally produced as silent black-and-white motion picture in 1915. Contains: special musical setting used in the original presentation at Symphony Hall, Boston. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (59 min.) : sound, tinted color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS format.
Production Credits:	Photography, Alvin Wyckoff ; music composer, Georges Bizet ; music arranger, Hugo Riesenfeld ; orchestra conductor, Timothy Brock.