FESTIVAL OPENING: VIVA CARMEN

1845, Seville, a pulsating town of sailors and small-time crooks. Teenage Salvador, assistant to the gifted knife grinder Antonio, encounters a captivating young gypsy woman, Carmen. Her stunning beauty and independent spirit set the town abuzz, but Antonio’s mystical ability to glimpse the future in sharpened blades foretells a tragic fate for Carmen at the hands of a soldier, José. With unwavering resolve, Salvador musters an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to challenge the unyielding threads of destiny and protect Carmen from inevitable doom.
Based on the world’s most popular and frequently performed opera, CARMEN by Georges Bizet, comes VIVA CARMEN, an animated film by Sébastien Laudenbach, director of “The Girl Without Hands” and co-director alongside Chiara Malta of the award-winning “Chicken for Linda!”.
This thrilling, feminist reinvention of CARMEN unfolds as a gripping adventure through enigmatic encounters, rapturous love, and soul-stirring sacrifices, igniting the ancient city’s shadowy alleyways in a symphony of raw emotions. Seville's vivid tapestry becomes a dramatic canvas where youthful courage clashes with prophetic shadows, reimagining Bizet's timeless tale of passion, jealousy, and defiance against fate with a fresh perspective and emotional depth for a family audience