영화 <카르멘 Carmen>(2003) 속의 팜므 파탈: 메리메의 소설 『카르멘』과 비제의 오페라 <카르멘>과의 비교 연구

Abstract

Carmen is one of the most famous literary and artistic characters. Her character continues to appear in many works from the 19th Century to modern times. The character of Carmen has been raised into the mythical world or the legendary status. In this paper, we focused on the female protagonist of the Spanish director's, Vicente Aranda, 2003 movie Carmen. The director professed that the film was inspired by the 1845 French novel, Carmen, written by Prosper Mérimée. However, we cannot ignore the influence of Georges Bizet's well known opera by the same name as well. After thorough research, there were not just a few, but many differences between the French novel and Vicente Aranda's work. In this study, we investigated some characteristics of the Spanish film by comparing it with two representative works, Mérimés's novel and Bizet's opera. We also analyzed the method the director had used to intensify the lead female character's Femme Fatale image by modifying some episodes of the original novel and also by highlighting the actress Paz Vega's sexuality. This juxtaposition was Vicente's strategy to harmonize and emphasize passion, eroticism and sexuality into a piece of art.