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''The Loves of Carmen'' was publicized as a dramatic adaptation of the novella ''[[Carmen (novella)|Carmen]]'' by [[Prosper Mérimée]] and is otherwise unrelated to [[Georges Bizet]]'s [[opera]] ''[[Carmen]]''. It is a remake of the 1927 [[The Loves of Carmen (1927 film)|film of the same name]], which was directed by [[Raoul Walsh]] and stars [[Dolores del Río]] and [[Victor McLaglen]]. |
''The Loves of Carmen'' was publicized as a dramatic adaptation of the novella ''[[Carmen (novella)|Carmen]]'' by [[Prosper Mérimée]] and is otherwise unrelated to [[Georges Bizet]]'s [[opera]] ''[[Carmen]]''. It is a remake of the 1927 [[The Loves of Carmen (1927 film)|film of the same name]], which was directed by [[Raoul Walsh]] and stars [[Dolores del Río]] and [[Victor McLaglen]]. |
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The film reunited the stars, writer and director of ''Gilda''. It was Hayworth's last film for four years. |
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==Plot== |
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==Production== |
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This was the first film chosen and co-produced by Hayworth's production company, the Beckworth Corporation, which gave her approval over her material and a percentage of the film's profits. |
This was the first film chosen and co-produced by Hayworth's production company, the Beckworth Corporation, which gave her approval over her material and a percentage of the film's profits. Beckworth (named after Hayworth's daughter Becky) was owned 50% by Columbia and nearly 50% by Hayworth with the remainder held by her agent Johnny Hyde. Hayworth signed an exclusive contract with Beckworth for $250,000 a year for seven years. She was to star in two films a year, with finance banks and Beckworth and Columbia producing. In October 1947 it was announced her first film would be a version of Carmen.<ref>HOLLYWOOD SPLIT BY HEARINGS: Un-American Activities Probe Divides Film Capital Into Right and Left Blocks -- Famous Set Washed Out |
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By THOMAS F. BRADY. New York Times Y]26 Oct 1947: X5. </ref> |
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([[Orson Welles]] had pitched a version of Carmen to Cohn starring [[Paulette Goddard]] suggesting they go back to the original novel, saying Carmen was the James Cain of his time.) |
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As co-producer, Hayworth hired her father, the dancer [[Eduardo Cansino]], to help choreograph the traditional Spanish dances. Also, her uncle José Cansino can be seen as her dance partner in one scene, and her brother Vernon Cansino has a [[bit part]] as a soldier. |
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In November 1947 Columbia announced that Glenn Ford would play the male read. Virginia Van Upp did a last minute rewrite of the script. No music from Bizet's opera was used - the musical score consisted of flamenco songs.<ref>GLENN FORD NAMED FOR COLUMBIA ROLE: Will Star With Rita Hayworth in 'The Loves of Carmen' -- Van Upp Doing Film Play |
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By THOMAS F. BRADY New York Times 13 Nov 1947: 34. </ref> |
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Charles Vidor, the director, said "if I made the picture for opera lovers, nobody but opera lovers would come... But if we do the story realistically, using the sort of gypsy music Carmen herself must have danced to, and discard the familiar opera trappings, , even opera lovers can enjoy the picture."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Letter from Hollywood|author=Frank Daugherty|date=Jan 9, 1948|work=The Christian Science Monitor|page=4}}</ref> |
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[[Ron Randell]], recently signed to Columbia, was billed third.<ref> |
[[Ron Randell]], recently signed to Columbia, was billed third.<ref> |
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{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/unsung-aussie-actors-ron-randell-top-twenty/|title=Unsung Aussie Actors – Ron Randell: A Top Twenty|date=August 10, 2019}}</ref> |
{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/unsung-aussie-actors-ron-randell-top-twenty/|title=Unsung Aussie Actors – Ron Randell: A Top Twenty|date=August 10, 2019}}</ref> His casting was announced in November.<ref>DISNEY ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PROJECTS: New York Times 17 Nov 1947: 27. </ref> |
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The movie was estimated to have a budget between two and three million. Shooting started in November and took place at the studio and on location in the Alabama Mountains near Lone Pine.<ref name="new">CARMENTS CASTANETS ARE CLICKING AGAIN: |
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By FRANK DAUGHERTY. New York Times 23 Nov 1947: 80. </ref> |
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==Lawsuit== |
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In 1954 Hayworth sued Columbia for a financial accounting over this and three other movies she made through Beckworth, ''Affair in Trinidad'', ''Sadie Thompson'' and ''Salome''.<ref>Columbia Pictures Sued by Rita for Accounting: Actress, as Shareholder in Beckworth Corp., Asks Details of Dealings Between Two Firms |
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Los Angeles Times 13 May 1954: 11. </ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of American films of 1948]] |
* [[List of American films of 1948]] |
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The Loves of Carmen | |
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Directed by | Charles Vidor |
Screenplay by | Helen Deutsch |
Based on | Carmen 1845 novella by Prosper Mérimée |
Produced by | Charles Vidor Rita Hayworth |
Starring | Rita Hayworth Glenn Ford |
Cinematography | William E. Snyder |
Edited by | Charles Nelson |
Music by | Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | The Beckworth Corporation |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
Box office | $2.5 million (US rentals)[2] |
The Loves of Carmen is a 1948 American drama romance film directed by Charles Vidor. The film stars Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed lover Don José.
The Loves of Carmen was publicized as a dramatic adaptation of the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée and is otherwise unrelated to Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. It is a remake of the 1927 film of the same name, which was directed by Raoul Walsh and stars Dolores del Río and Victor McLaglen.
The film reunited the stars, writer and director of Gilda. It was Hayworth's last film for four years.
Plot
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Loosely following the plot of the novella, this story follows the wild gypsy's adventures as a siren and bandit. Carmen (Rita Hayworth) lures an innocent soldier (Glenn Ford) to his ruin, getting him expelled from the army. He then turns to banditry, killing Carmen's husband (Victor Jory) and others. The drama culminates in an ending with the innocent soldier repenting of his sins and dying.
Cast
- Rita Hayworth as Carmen (singing voice was dubbed by Anita Ellis)
- Glenn Ford as Don José
- Ron Randell as Andrés
- Victor Jory as García
- Luther Adler as Dancaire
- Arnold Moss as Colonel
- Joseph Buloff as Remendado
- Margaret Wycherly as Old Crone
- Bernard Nedell as Pablo
- John Baragrey as Lucas, a bullfighter
1927 film
- Dolores del Río as Carmen
- Victor McLaglen as Escamillo
- Don Alvarado as Don Jose
1917 film
- Pola Negri as Carmen
- Harry Liedtke as Don José
Production
This was the first film chosen and co-produced by Hayworth's production company, the Beckworth Corporation, which gave her approval over her material and a percentage of the film's profits. Beckworth (named after Hayworth's daughter Becky) was owned 50% by Columbia and nearly 50% by Hayworth with the remainder held by her agent Johnny Hyde. Hayworth signed an exclusive contract with Beckworth for $250,000 a year for seven years. She was to star in two films a year, with finance banks and Beckworth and Columbia producing. In October 1947 it was announced her first film would be a version of Carmen.[3]
(Orson Welles had pitched a version of Carmen to Cohn starring Paulette Goddard suggesting they go back to the original novel, saying Carmen was the James Cain of his time.)
As co-producer, Hayworth hired her father, the dancer Eduardo Cansino, to help choreograph the traditional Spanish dances. Also, her uncle José Cansino can be seen as her dance partner in one scene, and her brother Vernon Cansino has a bit part as a soldier.
In November 1947 Columbia announced that Glenn Ford would play the male read. Virginia Van Upp did a last minute rewrite of the script. No music from Bizet's opera was used - the musical score consisted of flamenco songs.[4]
Charles Vidor, the director, said "if I made the picture for opera lovers, nobody but opera lovers would come... But if we do the story realistically, using the sort of gypsy music Carmen herself must have danced to, and discard the familiar opera trappings, , even opera lovers can enjoy the picture."[5]
Ron Randell, recently signed to Columbia, was billed third.[6] His casting was announced in November.[7]
The movie was estimated to have a budget between two and three million. Shooting started in November and took place at the studio and on location in the Alabama Mountains near Lone Pine.[8]
The musical score of the film was composed by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
Lawsuit
In 1954 Hayworth sued Columbia for a financial accounting over this and three other movies she made through Beckworth, Affair in Trinidad, Sadie Thompson and Salome.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Variety 18 February 1948 p 14
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
- ^ HOLLYWOOD SPLIT BY HEARINGS: Un-American Activities Probe Divides Film Capital Into Right and Left Blocks -- Famous Set Washed Out By THOMAS F. BRADY. New York Times Y]26 Oct 1947: X5.
- ^ GLENN FORD NAMED FOR COLUMBIA ROLE: Will Star With Rita Hayworth in 'The Loves of Carmen' -- Van Upp Doing Film Play By THOMAS F. BRADY New York Times 13 Nov 1947: 34.
- ^ Frank Daugherty (Jan 9, 1948). "Letter from Hollywood". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 4.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (August 10, 2019). "Unsung Aussie Actors – Ron Randell: A Top Twenty". Filmink.
- ^ DISNEY ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PROJECTS: New York Times 17 Nov 1947: 27.
- ^ CARMENTS CASTANETS ARE CLICKING AGAIN: By FRANK DAUGHERTY. New York Times 23 Nov 1947: 80.
- ^ Columbia Pictures Sued by Rita for Accounting: Actress, as Shareholder in Beckworth Corp., Asks Details of Dealings Between Two Firms Los Angeles Times 13 May 1954: 11.
External links
- The Loves of Carmen at IMDb
- The Loves of Carmen at AllMovie
- The Loves of Carmen at the TCM Movie Database
- The Loves of Carmen at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Review of film at Variety
- 1948 films
- 1940s romantic drama films
- American romantic drama films
- American films
- Columbia Pictures films
- English-language films
- Films based on short fiction
- Films based on Carmen
- American film remakes
- Films shot in California
- Bullfighting films
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films set in Spain
- Films directed by Charles Vidor
- Films scored by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
- 1948 drama films
- Romani films