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WINNER: Borsos Award for Best Cinematography
CARMEN is perhaps veteran director and accomplished actor Valerie Buhagiar’s most joyous film outing yet. Set in a sun-dappled village in Malta in the 1980s, Natascha McElhone gives a career-best performance as a 50-year-old woman finding a new start in life through romance.
In Malta, it is tradition for the younger sister to devote her life to the church when an older brother enters the priesthood. Inspired by true events, Carmen lives a life of servitude from the age of 16 until 50, when her brother dies. Realizing her own mortality, it’s time to leave the church and make up for lost time! Through a set of odd circumstances, she finds herself hearing confessions in her late brother’s local church, to the delight of many parishioners.
This is Buhagiar’s third feature film as a director. She first burst on the scene as a performer in such classic Canadian films as ROADKILL (1989) and HIGHWAY 61 (1991). Other indelible feature performances include EXPECTING (2002), A WINTER TALE (2007) and ADRIATICO MY LOVE (2011). Natascha McElhone is a major acting talent in studio-level features, such as THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998), RONIN (1998), MRS DALLOWAY (1997), and SOLARIS (2002). She is simply radiant in the lead role in CARMEN, as a woman who embraces her newfound freedom with contagious enthusiasm. You will long to visit Malta after you see this one.
CARMEN is perhaps veteran director and accomplished actor Valerie Buhagiar’s most joyous film outing yet. Set in a sun-dappled village in Malta in the 1980s, Natascha McElhone gives a career-best performance as a 50-year-old woman finding a new start in life through romance.
In Malta, it is tradition for the younger sister to devote her life to the church when an older brother enters the priesthood. Inspired by true events, Carmen lives a life of servitude from the age of 16 until 50, when her brother dies. Realizing her own mortality, it’s time to leave the church and make up for lost time! Through a set of odd circumstances, she finds herself hearing confessions in her late brother’s local church, to the delight of many parishioners.
This is Buhagiar’s third feature film as a director. She first burst on the scene as a performer in such classic Canadian films as ROADKILL (1989) and HIGHWAY 61 (1991). Other indelible feature performances include EXPECTING (2002), A WINTER TALE (2007) and ADRIATICO MY LOVE (2011). Natascha McElhone is a major acting talent in studio-level features, such as THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998), RONIN (1998), MRS DALLOWAY (1997), and SOLARIS (2002). She is simply radiant in the lead role in CARMEN, as a woman who embraces her newfound freedom with contagious enthusiasm. You will long to visit Malta after you see this one.
- Year2021
- Runtime88 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Maltese
- CountryMalta, Canada
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- DirectorValerie Buhagiar
- ScreenwriterValerie Buhagiar
- ProducerPierre Ellul, Coral Aiken, Anika Psaila Savona
- Executive ProducerDaniel Bekerman, José Luis Escolar, Dorothy Coetzee, Mark Gingras
- CastNatascha McElhone
- CinematographerDiego Guijarro
- EditorMatt Lyon, Peter Strauss
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This virtual screening is eligible for audience awards! Unlock it to cast your vote.
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WINNER: Borsos Award for Best Cinematography
CARMEN is perhaps veteran director and accomplished actor Valerie Buhagiar’s most joyous film outing yet. Set in a sun-dappled village in Malta in the 1980s, Natascha McElhone gives a career-best performance as a 50-year-old woman finding a new start in life through romance.
In Malta, it is tradition for the younger sister to devote her life to the church when an older brother enters the priesthood. Inspired by true events, Carmen lives a life of servitude from the age of 16 until 50, when her brother dies. Realizing her own mortality, it’s time to leave the church and make up for lost time! Through a set of odd circumstances, she finds herself hearing confessions in her late brother’s local church, to the delight of many parishioners.
This is Buhagiar’s third feature film as a director. She first burst on the scene as a performer in such classic Canadian films as ROADKILL (1989) and HIGHWAY 61 (1991). Other indelible feature performances include EXPECTING (2002), A WINTER TALE (2007) and ADRIATICO MY LOVE (2011). Natascha McElhone is a major acting talent in studio-level features, such as THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998), RONIN (1998), MRS DALLOWAY (1997), and SOLARIS (2002). She is simply radiant in the lead role in CARMEN, as a woman who embraces her newfound freedom with contagious enthusiasm. You will long to visit Malta after you see this one.
CARMEN is perhaps veteran director and accomplished actor Valerie Buhagiar’s most joyous film outing yet. Set in a sun-dappled village in Malta in the 1980s, Natascha McElhone gives a career-best performance as a 50-year-old woman finding a new start in life through romance.
In Malta, it is tradition for the younger sister to devote her life to the church when an older brother enters the priesthood. Inspired by true events, Carmen lives a life of servitude from the age of 16 until 50, when her brother dies. Realizing her own mortality, it’s time to leave the church and make up for lost time! Through a set of odd circumstances, she finds herself hearing confessions in her late brother’s local church, to the delight of many parishioners.
This is Buhagiar’s third feature film as a director. She first burst on the scene as a performer in such classic Canadian films as ROADKILL (1989) and HIGHWAY 61 (1991). Other indelible feature performances include EXPECTING (2002), A WINTER TALE (2007) and ADRIATICO MY LOVE (2011). Natascha McElhone is a major acting talent in studio-level features, such as THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998), RONIN (1998), MRS DALLOWAY (1997), and SOLARIS (2002). She is simply radiant in the lead role in CARMEN, as a woman who embraces her newfound freedom with contagious enthusiasm. You will long to visit Malta after you see this one.
- Year2021
- Runtime88 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Maltese
- CountryMalta, Canada
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- DirectorValerie Buhagiar
- ScreenwriterValerie Buhagiar
- ProducerPierre Ellul, Coral Aiken, Anika Psaila Savona
- Executive ProducerDaniel Bekerman, José Luis Escolar, Dorothy Coetzee, Mark Gingras
- CastNatascha McElhone
- CinematographerDiego Guijarro
- EditorMatt Lyon, Peter Strauss
