Carmen
Carmen
1999, English. Directed by Anja Salomonowitz.
A documentary about the wondrous passion of Carmen Martinek, who takes movie theaters as her lovers.Carmen does a little of everything at Vienna's Schikaneder cinema: She cleans and caresses it, and runs the projector. She strokes its seats and even sleeps there after long nights at the bar. It is, she admits, just like being with a person you couldnŽt live without. Anja Salomonowitz made a quiet little film about Carmen, observing her as she moves through the empty theater, as she puts in only brief appearances at home and immediately returns to the base station. After being forced to watch as her last theater was transformed into a supermarket, Carmen considers movie theaters to be erotic but also endangered environments.
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- 0h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
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- English
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Carmen is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India.
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- 1 January 1999
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Carmen runs 23 minutes (0h 23m).
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Which OTT platform is Carmen on?
Carmen is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Carmen?
If you liked Carmen, try A Complete History of My Sexual Failures, Crazy Love, Katy Perry: Part of Me.
Who directed Carmen?
Carmen (1999) was directed by Anja Salomonowitz and stars Carmen Martinek.