---
title: 'Carmen (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vicente Aranda'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/carmen-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352230/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Carmen (2003)

2003 · 119 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom, Italy, Spain


## Synopsis

Carmen is a 2003 Spanish drama film directed by Vicente Aranda. The script was written by Aranda and Joaquim Jordà adapting the classic romance of the same name by Prosper Mérimée. 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 and José. As in the novella, author Mérimée is portrayed as a French writer who finds the "real" Carmen in early 19th century Spain.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vicente Aranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicente-aranda)
- **Screenplay:** [Vicente Aranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicente-aranda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [José Nieto](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-nieto-2)

## Cast

- [Inma Pérez-Quirós](https://cinepixo.com/people/inma-perez-quiros)
- [Jay Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-benedict)
- [Leonardo Sbaraglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-sbaraglia)
- [Mariví Bilbao](https://cinepixo.com/people/marivi-bilbao)
- [Paz Vega](https://cinepixo.com/people/paz-vega)
- [Paula Echevarría](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-echevarria)
- [María Botto](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-botto)
- [Ginés García Millán](https://cinepixo.com/people/gines-garcia-millan)
- [Antonio Dechent](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-dechent)
- [Simon Shepherd](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-shepherd)

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