Carmen la de Ronda (1959)
Directed by Tulio Demicheli
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
This Spanish film was officially inspired by the Prosper Merimee novel (and Bizet opera) Carmen. Instead of working in a cigarette factory, however, Carmen (Sarita Montiel) has become a cabaret singer. She and her lover, Napoleonic sergeant Jose (Maurice Ronet), end up joining a Spanish resistance movement fronted by Antonio (George Mistral), leading to a story marked by tragedy and betrayal, just like the Merimee original.
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enemy, guerrilla, resistance, secrets, soldier, Spain, underground [counterculture], war