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Thanks for that address (ever since TVMuse went down I’ve…well, shit’s different these days.

What user Alien said is true perhaps without some perspective:
Fanny and Alexander was supposed to be Ingmar Bergman’s retirement film. I’d seen, “Wild Strawberries,” and several others before it; after each I felt like I’d watched a Shakespeare play: I had a greater sense of my humanity (and how People are magnificent). I’ve heard the mini-series version of, “Fanny and Alexander,” is better, dunno, here’s a link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWrB9VIF4Immy_AgcxFXS3vsRQYBe3jje&si=tsIFlaKMV-OKjmbs
While watching, “Fanny and Alexander,” I believe the director at several points was speaking directly to the audience through his characters, but I could be wrong. There were magical moments throughout, for me, and a girlfriend I recommended it to.
“Carmen,” is simply a Flamenco version of the story. The twist (not a spoiler) is that you’re watching THE most influential Flamenco male dancer of the time and arguably their nation’s master guitarist of that time set up the production, parallel to the rehearsals but at some point the line between rehearsal and the story being played out in real life is erased. It’s a devise, I read that story before I rented the tape, it worked for me. I enjoyed it so much I took it to a friend from work to watch with his wife, then afterwards found out they met while he was stationed in Spain, and that she was studying Flamenco dance to further her training in Balet, and that they practiced together A Lot. They explained the concept of El Duende, or, the spirit integral to Flamenco (and other Art forms) which allows deep emotional expression and communication of those between performers and audience. I don’t have a bucket list, but before I die I’d love to sit in on a guitar performance in a Spanish club where the audience participates by, “Palmas,” or clapping along… I hear it’s transendental.
“Tampopo,” was called a Noodle Western, and it’s so funny instead of adding bits of comic relief they added short interludes of food related sex and drama (to break up the comedy).
They’re all old AF, nothing particularly special. YMMV