The film follows modern dancers as they re-enact Bizet's tragic love affair in their personal lives, culminating in its fatal conclusion.

The choreographer Antonio is preparing a performance of George Bizet's opera Carmen, intending to infuse it with Spanish music and flamenco dances.

After a flamenco show, Antonio gifts Carmen a book by Prosper Mérimée, urging her to read it, convinced she's destined for the role.

Expertly crafted dance sequences and an enthralling musical score (featuring guitarist Paco de Lucia, who reinterprets Bizet's compositions within the framework of Spanish folk culture) obscure some weaknesses within the narrative sections of the film."

Despite a few dialogue shortcomings, the brilliant dance sequences and the Flamenco music by Paco de Lucia render Carmen a film well worth seeing."

According to Busch Entertainment Media, "Repeatedly, the depicted scenes seamlessly transform into sophisticated dances, electrified by the Flamenco music of guitarist Paco de Lucia.