Carmen in 3D (Francesca Zambello, 2010); French

Reviewed by My Eklund. Viewed at Santa Barbara Film Festival 2011.

Carmen in 3D; “If you don’t love me, I might love you, so you better beware.” “Freedom,” “Freedom from love,” “Violence to get love,” “Sacrifices,” “Sexuality.” How far are you willing to go for love? Carmen in 3D; the first opera ever made in 3D.

Opera is powerful as it is, but in 3D it gets even more powerful.  This is as close as you can get. Premiers in March.

“Love is free as the wayward breeze. It can be shy, it can be bold.

Love can fascinate, love can tease. It’s whims and moods are a thousandfold.

All at once it arrives and lingers. For just how long can’t be foretold.

Then deftly slips through your fingers, for love’s a thing no force can hold.

That’s love for you, that’s love for you.

. . . . she goes on: Wait for love and you wait forever, don’t wait at all, it comes to you.

Try to grasp it, it’s far too clever. It flies away into the blue.

Love has so many forms and shapes, each day it wears a new disguise.

Think you’ve caught it and it escapes, to catch you later by surprise.”

Is it real love?

How much power can one have?

Is he going to kill the only one he loves?

Is anyone getting the final rose?

Act out for what you want!