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In Benjamin Millepied’s Reimagining of ‘Carmen,’ Everyone Is a Dancer

He has adapted Georges Bizet’s storied opera into a movie, updating it to the present-day Chihuahuan Desert from 19th-century Spain.

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Carmen (Melissa Barrera) and Aidan (Paul Mescal) in 'Carmen.' Goalpost Pictures/Sony Pictures Classics
MARTIN TSAI
MARTIN TSAI

What does one do after reaching the pinnacle of the dance world? Pivot to filmmaking, of course. 

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MARTIN TSAI
MARTIN TSAI

Mr. Tsai is a film critic with bylines in The New York Sun, Los Angeles Times, and many others. He holds a master's in Cinema Studies from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

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