Carmen director B_Millepied and star MelissaBarreraM visited the Collider Supper Suite at TIFF2022 and told us all about the scene that brought the crew to tears ...
Carmen may mark Benjamin Millepied’s feature directorial debut, but you’ve probably seen his work before. He is one of the most renowned choreographers working today with credits in theater, major dance companies, and film, including Darren Aronofsky’s The Black Swan. Now he's at the helm of his very own feature, a cinematic experience with a story told largely through dance and movement.
While Millepied certainly knows what he’s doing as a choreographer and creator, making a first feature film is still a mighty challenging feat, especially when your film is packed with extensive dances, almost all of which are captured in long takes. What earned Millepied a green light and gave him the faith he could pull it off? Here’s what he said:
“Our first meeting was super interesting. I already knew of Benjamin’s work. I knew he had choreographed Black Swan and I had Googled him, and I knew his talent as a choreographer. And when I met him, we were sitting at a picnic table outside of [L.A. Dance Project] and we just talked about the script. He had sent me the script with some of the music and pictures and inspiration, a very complete package, and I was like, ‘This is incredible. I would be so lucky to be able to be a part of this.
There are quite a few mesmerizing scenes that have that special spark in Carmen, but there’s one especially magical moment that truly took my breath away. It’s the very first scene Rossy de Palma filmed as Masilda, Carmen’s mother’s best friend. Millepied recalled:
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