Thoughts on Feyder's Carmen?

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Lokke Heiss
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Thoughts on Feyder's Carmen?

Post by Lokke Heiss » Thu May 13, 2010 8:02 pm

Jacques Feyder's Carmen (1926)

Anyone reading this at Pordenone last fall have something to say about it?
Or maybe you've seen this somewhere else?

Remember the running time? 2 hours 30, or was it 3 hours? (was there an intermission?)

I'd like to invite thoughts about the movie, esp. if the length helped or hurt the film.
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Post by Penfold » Fri May 14, 2010 3:44 am

2h45m, no intermission; I thought it was terrific, with tremendous use of the authentic landscape, great cinematography, and the lead, Raquel Meller, the definitive Carmen. Sexy and as dangerous as hell.....
I could use some digital restoration myself...
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