Car Men

Choreographer Jiři Kylián and director Boris Paval Conen made the film on location at coal mine int the Czech Republic, where Kylián choreographed the piece for four dancers on the spot.

Choreographer Jiři Kylián and director Boris Paval Conen made the film on location at coal mine int the Czech Republic, where Kylián choreographed the piece for four dancers on the spot. The Dutch composer Han Otten arranged Bizet’s original score and olso integrated additional music specially composed for the film. The trial of strength between the eternal temptress Carmen, the infatuated Don José, the womanizer Escamillo and the kind-hearted Samaritan Micaëla climaexes in a lively race in cars made from abandoned scrap.

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