Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24525 in DVD
• Released on: 1999-12-21
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Chinese, Thai
• Dubbed in: Portuguese
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 96 minutes

Customer Reviews

Astonishing Rita and DVD; silly movie
Rita Hayworth was never more captivatingly beautiful and sensuous than in "The Loves of Carmen". Fortunately, this lushly restored digital transfer is breathtaking in color and clarity and a fitting medium for Rita's screen presence and the film's fantastic cinematography.

The movie, however, is beyond melodramatic and turgid. The dialogue is often hysterical. While Rita (a Latina whose real name was Cansino) is actually pretty impressive as the gypsy Carmen, the otherwise reliable Glenn Ford is hopelessly miscast as the naive Spanish don who falls under her spell.

But if you love simply to behold Rita (and I do!), this is the ultimate feast for you. She is beyond stunning in this film.

RITA HAYWORTH GAVE GOOD FACE!!!
I recently decided to purchase this film on vhs instead of dvd, because I figured there were probably no extras. Needless to say I was extremely delighted at the superb quality of this movie on a used vhs tape!!! Rita was simply magnificent as the wild gypsy Carmen!!! She came alive as the red-haired vixen like no other. The dance scenes alone are worth seeing this passionate film. I agree with another reviewer who felt that Glenn Ford was miscast as the don who falls for the electrifying Carmen, but it's of very little importance because Rita Hayworth completely carries the film. When you have a film starring Rita Hayworth it doesn't matter who her co-star is!!!

A Terrifically Enjoyable Film!
I have watched this movie again and again, and I can't imagine a better Carmen than Rita Hayworth! Her Carmen is a free spirit, proud, sensual, intelligent, and yet vulnerable too. Glenn Ford may have been slightly miscast as Don Jose, but he and Rita had such a chemistry that they make this film work.

What really sets this film apart, though, is Rita's fantastic dancing! She was raised in the tradition of Spanish dancing from the time she was about 4 years old--she came from a famous family of renowned Spanish dancers--and it's such a pleasure to watch her do what must have come so naturally to her. No other dancer can match her for her sheer gracefulness and passion.

I've only seen the DVD version of this movie, so that's the version I'm recommending. The colors are luscious and the photography is clear and crisp. And the musical score is very moving. This film may very well become one of your favorites, especially if you're a Rita Hayworth fan!