'Viva Carmen' Review: Animated Adaptation Reimagines Bizet's Opera as a Vibrant Family Film
By
Guy Lodge
6h ago· 4 min readenReview
75/100
Toasty
Bagelometer↗
Crispy enough to crunch, soft enough to enjoy. A good bake.
Score75TypereviewSentimentpositive
Summary
A review of the French animated feature 'Viva Carmen,' directed by Sébastien Laudenbach, which adapts Bizet's opera 'Carmen' as a children's film. The review highlights the audacious move of downplaying the music in favor of narrative, and notes the opera's versatile history of film adaptations. The film is described as imaginatively designed, iridescently hued, and a vibrant delight for families.
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An imaginatively designed, iridescently hued family film from 'Chicken for Linda!' director Sébastien Laudenbach.
'Viva Carmen' is a vibrant delight.
An imaginatively designed, iridescently hued family film from 'Chicken for Linda!' director Sébastien Laudenbach, 'Viva Carmen' is a vibrant delight.
