Geraldine Farrar and Wallace Reid make for a sexy couple in this 1915 Cecil B. DeMille production of Carmen. Fast-paced, action-packed, and containing little of the overacting common of the earlier 1910s, this film is for those who think old movies were all creaky, dull affairs for a naive, prudish audience.
Though not as visually stunning as his production of The Cheat (1915), DeMille shows great skill behind the camera here. Though there are one or two moments of stagey set-ups, for the most part, this is cinematic through and through.
I know The Birth of a Nation (1915) is an important film and all, but honestly, DeMille's one-two punch of Carmen and The Cheat make for much more fun (and less morally repugnant) viewing.
Though not as visually stunning as his production of The Cheat (1915), DeMille shows great skill behind the camera here. Though there are one or two moments of stagey set-ups, for the most part, this is cinematic through and through.
I know The Birth of a Nation (1915) is an important film and all, but honestly, DeMille's one-two punch of Carmen and The Cheat make for much more fun (and less morally repugnant) viewing.