Carmen

...a thrilling version of Georges Bizet’s 19th-century opera.

...Millepied’s foray into directing does well to shine the spotlight on Barrera and Mescal’s chemistry, as well as demonstrating how you can tell a story through movement alone.

...a striking, ambitious film...

Dancer-turned-director Millepied captures their passionate journey through a series of emotional dance sequences that echo his impressive choreography for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan.

...the heightened use of color and settings is stunning, and the filmmakers are not afraid to express passionate emotion. That creates movie magic.

There’s a dreamy unreality to the film that works in its favor, helping to assuage the narrative’s sometimes-incoherence and to soft-land the first time a full dance number breaks out.