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‘Chicken for Linda!’ Co-Director Sébastien Laudenbach Takes on Iconic Character in ‘Viva Carmen’ – And Readies to Work with Singer Silvia Pérez Cruz (EXCLUSIVE)
Sébastien Laudenbach isn’t afraid to take on Bizet’s iconic “Carmen” in his latest animation, “Viva Carmen,” and make it more child-friendly. “It’s not a film ‘adapted’ for kids, but it’s accessible to them,” he told Variety. Set in Seville in 1845, it follows teenage Salva who works as an assistant to Antonio, a knife grinder who […]
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According to Variety’s source item, ‘Chicken for Linda!’ Co-Director Sébastien Laudenbach Takes on Iconic Character in ‘Viva Carmen’ – And Readies to Work with Singer Silvia Pérez Cruz (EXCLUSIVE), Sébastien Laudenbach isn’t afraid to take on Bizet’s iconic “Carmen” in his latest animation, “Viva Carmen,” and make it more child-friendly. “It’s not a film ‘adapted’ for kids, but it’s accessible to them,” he told Variety. Set in Seville in 1845, it follows teenage Salva who works as an assistant to Antonio, a knife grinder who […]
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