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First Name: Carmen

Prénom Carmen

1983

A young woman tied to a terrorist cell grows dangerously entangled with the bank guard she is supposed to be robbing, in a fragmented, playful reworking of the Carmen story. Jean-Luc Godard's cool, self-reflexive drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Swiss Films

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