The Loves of Carmen

Lusciously photographed in Technicolor, the sumptuous tones highlight the eroticism of the tale, as well as Hayworth’s gorgeous red hair and the fabulous costumes in this timeless Spanish story. When young soldier Don José (Glenn Ford) falls for gypsy girl Carmen (Rita Hayworth), he doesn’t realize that Carmen is the sweetheart of many of the young Dragoons, not to mention his own Colonel. After finding his Colonel (Arnold Moss) in Carmen’s boudoir, Don José kills him and flees with the girl into the den of thieves run by Carmen’s gypsy husband (Victor Jory). Though sickened by the moral code of the gypsies, Don José cannot tear himself away from the treacherous femme fatale. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)