First Name: Carmen (1983): Cast & Plot
First Name: Carmen is a 1983 comedy drama starring Maruschka Detmers as Carmen X, Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Bonnaffé. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 25m (85 min)
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Sara Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is First Name: Carmen About?
The premise of First Name: Carmen without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
An erotic fable from the director of Breathless follows Carmen X, a terrorist who persuades her uncle Jean, a washed‑out filmmaker, to loan his seaside house for a “movie” with friends—robbery. During the heist she falls for a security guard. The film weaves her escape, Jean’s comeback attempt, and a string quartet struggling to perform Beethoven.
First Name: Carmen Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- pubic hair
- explicit sex
- female rear nudity
- female pubic hair
- male nudity
- male frontal nudity
- unashamed nudity
- male pubic hair
- urination
- erotica
- masturbation
- sex
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- male full frontal nudity
- female full frontal nudity
- limp penis
- female nudity
- female frontal nudity
- nudity
- sex scene
- nude young male
- coitus
- young woman
- man and woman naked in bed
- rear entry sex
- terrorist
- terrorism
- femme fatale
- crotch grab
- shooting
- male rear nudity
- dead body in a car trunk
- artistic creation
- disillusionment
- foul language
- male body
- romantic misunderstanding
- french
- bare chested male
- naked male
- female to male
- virility
- living together
- sensuality
- sex in bed
- seducive desire
- voice over narration
- heterosexuality
- male protagonist
- male female relationship
- incommunicability
First Name: Carmen Cast & Characters
Maruschka Detmers leads the cast as Carmen X, with Jean-Luc Godard as Uncle Jeannot (uncredited) and Jacques Bonnaffé as Joseph Bonnaffé.
- Maruschka Detmers as Carmen X
- Jean-Luc Godard as Uncle Jeannot (uncredited)
- Jacques Bonnaffé as Joseph Bonnaffé
- Myriem Roussel as Claire
Also Starring in First Name: Carmen
· 17 more- Hippolyte Girardot Fred
- Valérie Dréville Nurse
- Jacques Villeret The Man Who Eats Yogurt
- Jean-Pierre Mocky The Screaming Patient (uncredited)
- Sacha Briquet Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
- Christophe Odent Gang Leader
- Eloïse Beaune Eloïse (uncredited)
- Christine Pignet
- Pierre-Alain Chapuis
- Michel Strauss Cello
- Alain Bastien-Thiry Hotel Valet
- Odile Roire
- Bertrand Liebert Carmen's Bodyguard
- Jacques Prat Violin
- Laurent Dangalec Violin
- Bruno Pasquier Viola
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First Name: Carmen Plot Summary
What happens in First Name: Carmen from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Carmen, Maruschka Detmers in a voice-over paired with shots of the city and the sea, introduces herself as “the girl who should not be called Carmen.” A string quartet rehearses late Beethoven quartets nearby, their music threading through the film as a quiet counterpoint to the chaos that follows. The eccentric Jeannot, Jean-Luc Godard, lives in a sanitarium where a doctor warns he’ll be sent away unless he shows signs of real illness. Carmen visits her uncle and it’s soon clear that he is a washed‑up filmmaker and her lecherous relative. After convincing him to lend her his seaside apartment, Carmen and a small crew hatch a plan to rob a bank.
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How Well Do You Know First Name: Carmen?
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First Name: Carmen Also Known As
20 alternative titles, including “Carmen, pasión y muerte” and “De Relaties”.
- Also known as
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- Carmen, pasión y muerte
- De Relaties
- Esme Koochak: Carmen
- Имя Кармен
- İsmi: Carmen
- Ім'я: Кармен
- Vorname Carmen
- Prénom Carmen
- Nombre: Carmen
- 芳名卡门
- 미녀 갱 카르멘
- Keresztneve Carmen
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- Etunimi Carmen
- Carmen de Godard
- Fornavn Carmen
- Förnamn Carmen
- カルメンという名の女
- Imię Carmen
- Adı Carmen
- Nome: Carmen
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First Name: Carmen FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of First Name: Carmen, each answered in a sentence.
How long is First Name: Carmen?
First Name: Carmen runs 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes).
When was First Name: Carmen released?
First Name: Carmen was released on September 8, 1983.
Who is in the cast of First Name: Carmen?
First Name: Carmen stars Maruschka Detmers as Carmen X, Jean-Luc Godard as Uncle Jeannot (uncredited) and Jacques Bonnaffé as Joseph Bonnaffé, among 21 credited actors.
Does First Name: Carmen have a post-credit scene?
No. First Name: Carmen has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is First Name: Carmen in?
The original language of First Name: Carmen is French.
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