A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 31 minuten / 44 minuten (1928 release met geluid)
Alternative title: Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen
Country:
United States
Directed by: Charles Chaplin
Stars: Edna Purviance and Jack Henderson
IMDb score:
6,0 (2.058)
Releasedate: 18 December 1915
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
A Burlesque on Carmen plot
"YOU'LL SHAKE! SHIVER! SHOUT WITH LAUGHTER!"
An extended version of Chaplin's parody of Bizet's version (film and musical) of Prosper Mérimée's famous story. A Spanish officer is seduced by the gypsy Carmen. This allows bandits to loot the city unhindered.
Actors and actresses
Darn Hosiery
Carmen
Lillas Pastia
Remendados
A Civil Guard
Escamillo
Frasquita
Soldier of the Guard
Reviews & comments
mjk87 (moderator films)
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Mediocre. Especially very clumsy and also with uninspiring camera work. Also no humor at all. Only Bizet's masterly music saves the film somewhat, but that is no credit to Chaplin. And then I also saw the original shorter version, and even that was barely bearable. 1.5*.
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arno74
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Nice film by Chaplin. I'm a bit surprised at the low score here. Chaplin does not play his typical character here, but plays several roles in this parody of the opera Carmen. That makes the film different from his other films, but still entertaining. 3*
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Lovelyboy
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Haven't had many encounters in that sense with the silent film, except for Battleship Potemkin, and unfortunately this was not a success, although I can appreciate The Great Dictator very well, of course these silent films that are now more than 100 years old are something else .
The film continues where the opera Carmen stops and although I am not familiar with the content, the music is very recognizable. It doesn't matter much because most of what is shown in the film is mainly on the bland side, although there is an immediate improvement in the whole when Chaplin himself comes into the picture.
But even Chaplin doesn't pull this all to the right side of the line and I'm glad that this setback is over after 45 minutes.
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