Carmen works as a strip dancer in Tokyo, appearing in a varieté version of Georges Bizet's Carmen, while her friend Akemi has been left with a baby daughter by her unfaithful left-wing activist lover. To spare the child an upbringing in precarious financial circumstances, Carmen and Akemi leave her at the doorstep of the upper-class Sudō family, but soon return in bad conscience to take her back. Carmen falls in love with Hajime, the Sudō's artist son and a notorious womaniser, taking his offer to pose nude for him as a serious interest in her. Meanwhile, Hajime's fiancée Chidori has constant arguments with her right-wing politician mother Kumako over Chidori's promiscuity. When Carmen is fired after refusing to strip naked in front of Hajime, Chidori, and Kumako, whom she spotted in the audience, she decides to turn to "serious art" and takes ballet classes while working as an advertising girl for skin cream and rat poison. Contrary to the Sudō family's housemaid, who loses her job after confronting Kumako for her pro-rearmament politics, Hajime agrees to support his future mother-in-law's campaign out of sheer conformity. During Kumako's campaigning speech, she and Hajime are shouted at by a protester, who turns out to be the father of Akemi's child. While Akemi begs her embarrassed ex to take her back, Carmen attacks him for his unfaithfulness. In the final scene, the housemaid, now working as a shoeshiner, shakes her head over the election results she reads in a newspaper, with marching music and battlefield sounds drowning out the street noise.
Carmen's Pure Love was Kinoshita's first film after his nine-month stay in France, where he had met his idol, director René Clair.[2][3] Unlike its predecessor, Carmen Comes Home, which had been shot in colour (making it Japan's first feature length colour film), Carmen's Pure Love was shot entirely in black-and-white and made extensive use of expressionist camera angles.[5]
Film historian Alexander Jacoby called Carmen's Pure Love an "uneasy, somewhat misanthropic satire" in contrast to the "tender humour" of its predecessor.[5]Donald Richie was of a different opinion: while he called Carmen Comes Home one "of the better comedies", he saw its successor as "the greatest [satire] made in Japan".[3]
While not yet available on home media in English speaking countries, Carmen's Pure Love has been released on DVD in Japan[6] and Austria.[7]
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"カルメン純情す [Carmen's Pure Love]". Shochiku Films (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ ab"カルメン純情す [Carmen's Pure Love]". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ abcdAnderson, Joseph L.; Richie, Donald (1959). The Japanese Film – Art and Industry. Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company. pp. 198–99.
^"カルメン純情す [Carmen's Pure Love]". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ abJacoby, Alexander (2008). Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN978-1-933330-53-2.
^"カルメン純情す(DVD) [Carmen's Pure Love DVD]". Shochiku Home Entertainment (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^"Japanische Meisterregisseure" (PDF). Poly Film (in German). 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
carmen, pure, love, carmen, falls, love, carmen, innocent, love, japanese, カルメン純情す, romanized, karumen, junjō, 1952, japanese, satirical, comedy, film, written, directed, keisuke, kinoshita, sequel, kinoshita, 1951, comedy, carmen, comes, home, カルメン純情すdirected. Carmen s Pure Love a k a Carmen Falls in Love or Carmen s Innocent Love Japanese カルメン純情す romanized Karumen junjō su is a 1952 Japanese satirical comedy film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita 2 3 It is a sequel to Kinoshita s 1951 comedy Carmen Comes Home 3 4 Carmen s Pure Loveカルメン純情すDirected byKeisuke KinoshitaWritten byKeisuke KinoshitaProduced byTakeshi OguraStarringHideko TakamineToshiko KobayashiChieko HigashiyamaChikage AwashimaCinematographyHiroshi KusudaEdited byYoshi SugiharaMusic byToshiro MayuzumiChuji KinoshitaGeorges BizetProductioncompanyShochikuDistributed byShochikuRelease date13 November 1952 1952 11 13 Japan 1 Running time103 minutes 1 CountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production and legacy 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditCarmen works as a strip dancer in Tokyo appearing in a variete version of Georges Bizet s Carmen while her friend Akemi has been left with a baby daughter by her unfaithful left wing activist lover To spare the child an upbringing in precarious financial circumstances Carmen and Akemi leave her at the doorstep of the upper class Sudō family but soon return in bad conscience to take her back Carmen falls in love with Hajime the Sudō s artist son and a notorious womaniser taking his offer to pose nude for him as a serious interest in her Meanwhile Hajime s fiancee Chidori has constant arguments with her right wing politician mother Kumako over Chidori s promiscuity When Carmen is fired after refusing to strip naked in front of Hajime Chidori and Kumako whom she spotted in the audience she decides to turn to serious art and takes ballet classes while working as an advertising girl for skin cream and rat poison Contrary to the Sudō family s housemaid who loses her job after confronting Kumako for her pro rearmament politics Hajime agrees to support his future mother in law s campaign out of sheer conformity During Kumako s campaigning speech she and Hajime are shouted at by a protester who turns out to be the father of Akemi s child While Akemi begs her embarrassed ex to take her back Carmen attacks him for his unfaithfulness In the final scene the housemaid now working as a shoeshiner shakes her head over the election results she reads in a newspaper with marching music and battlefield sounds drowning out the street noise Cast EditHideko Takamine as Carmen Toshiko Kobayashi as Akemi Masao Wakahara as Hajime Sudō Chieko Higashiyama as housemaid Chikage Awashima as Chidori Satake Eiko Miyoshi as Kumako Satake Tatsuo Saitō as Hajime s father Sachiko Murase as Hajime s mother Yuko MochizukiProduction and legacy EditCarmen s Pure Love was Kinoshita s first film after his nine month stay in France where he had met his idol director Rene Clair 2 3 Unlike its predecessor Carmen Comes Home which had been shot in colour making it Japan s first feature length colour film Carmen s Pure Love was shot entirely in black and white and made extensive use of expressionist camera angles 5 Film historian Alexander Jacoby called Carmen s Pure Love an uneasy somewhat misanthropic satire in contrast to the tender humour of its predecessor 5 Donald Richie was of a different opinion while he called Carmen Comes Home one of the better comedies he saw its successor as the greatest satire made in Japan 3 While not yet available on home media in English speaking countries Carmen s Pure Love has been released on DVD in Japan 6 and Austria 7 References Edit a b カルメン純情す Carmen s Pure Love Shochiku Films in Japanese Retrieved 11 April 2021 a b カルメン純情す Carmen s Pure Love Kinenote in Japanese Retrieved 11 April 2021 a b c d Anderson Joseph L Richie Donald 1959 The Japanese Film Art and Industry Rutland and Tokyo Charles E Tuttle Company pp 198 99 カルメン純情す Carmen s Pure Love Kotobank in Japanese Retrieved 11 April 2021 a b Jacoby Alexander 2008 Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors From the Silent Era to the Present Day Berkeley Stone Bridge Press ISBN 978 1 933330 53 2 カルメン純情す DVD Carmen s Pure Love DVD Shochiku Home Entertainment in Japanese Retrieved 29 December 2022 Japanische Meisterregisseure PDF Poly Film in German 2009 Retrieved 29 December 2022 External links EditCarmen s Pure Love at IMDb Carmen s Pure Love at the Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carmen 27s Pure Love amp oldid 1170149276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
