Film Screening: Carmen by Vicente Aranda
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Date
15 Sep 2025
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Organiser
Organised by: Department of English and Communication, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Supported by: European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao, Consulate General of Spain in Hong Kong, AECID
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Time
19:00 - 21:00
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Venue
Chiang Chen Studio Theatre
Summary
Director Vicente Aranda based the plot on Mérimée's original 1847 novella about jealousy and passion, not its famous operatic adaptation by Bizet from 1875, changing some details about the love story between Carmen (Paz Vega) and José (Leonardo Sbaraglia). As in the novella, author Mérimée (Jay Benedict) is portrayed as a French writer who finds the "real" Carmen in early 19th century Spain.
