Carmen (1999)
A documentary about the wondrous passion of Carmen Martinek, who takes movie theaters as her lovers.Carmen does a little of everything at Vienna's Schikaneder cinema: She cleans and caresses it, and runs the projector. She strokes its seats and even sleeps there after long nights at the bar. It is, she admits, just like being with a person you couldnŽt live without. Anja Salomonowitz made a quiet little film about Carmen, observing her as she moves through the empty theater, as she puts in only brief appearances at home and immediately returns to the base station. After being forced to watch as her last theater was transformed into a supermarket, Carmen considers movie theaters to be erotic but also endangered environments.
Director: Anja Salomonowitz
Genre: Documentary, Romance
Runtime: 23 min
Release Date: January 1, 1999
Cast
- Carmen Martinek - Self
Music: Samir Zeciri, Helmut Kahlert
Cinematography: Hannes Anderwald
Editing: Gregor Wille, Anja Salomonowitz
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Anja Salomonowitz
More Films in Genre: Documentary, Romance
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Carmen about?
- A documentary about the wondrous passion of Carmen Martinek, who takes movie theaters as her lovers.Carmen does a little of everything at Vienna's Schikaneder cinema: She cleans and caresses it, and runs the projector. She strokes its seats and even sleeps there after long nights at the bar. It is, she admits, just like being with a person you couldnŽt live without. Anja Salomonowitz made a quiet little film about Carmen, observing her as she moves through the empty theater, as she puts in only brief appearances at home and immediately returns to the base station. After being forced to watch as her last theater was transformed into a supermarket, Carmen considers movie theaters to be erotic but also endangered environments.
- Who directed Carmen?
- Carmen was directed by Anja Salomonowitz.
- Who stars in Carmen?
- Carmen stars Carmen Martinek.
- How long is Carmen?
- Carmen has a runtime of 23m (23 minutes).
- What genre is Carmen?
- Carmen is a Documentary, Romance film.