Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Carmen is a 1983 Spanish musical film written & directed by Carlos Saura & the final part of Saura&s Flamenco trilogy Art imitates art in this Bafta-winning film which stars Antonio Gades as Antonio a choreographer looking for someone to play the lead in his new dance work based on Georges Bizet&s opera of Prosper Merimee&s story He spots a young dancer named Carmen whose skills are unrefined but her wildcard spirit is just right for the operatic gypsy heroine who inspires lust & jealousy in a soldier As Carmen is put through the paces of rehearsal Antonio falls in love with her But their affair begins to crack as Carmen&s true character is slowly discovered & Antonio questions her loyalty