Carmen - DVD

A young dancer is forced to flee the Mexican desert when her mother is murdered. She joins up with a soldier recovering from PTSD and the two begin a passionate love affair in this evocative drama

Based on the famed tale of Carmen, best known through Bizet's opera, the third pairing of stars Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth takes advantage of their smoldering on-screen chemistry in this depiction of amour fou. Lusciously photographed in Technicolor, the sumptuous tones highlight the eroticism of the tale, as well as Hayworth's gorgeous red hair and the fabulous costumes in this timeless Spanish story. When young soldier Don Jose (For

When Carmen (Natascha McElhone) was 16, her older brother entered the priesthood-and, pursuant to Maltese custom, she was bonded to him as a helpmate. With her sibling's death 34 years later, her path was once again her own-and she was only too ready for a voyage of self-discovery. Writer-director Valerie Buhagiar's affecting study, inspired by the experiences of her own aunt, also stars Steven Love, Richard Clarkin, Henry Zammit Cordina.