First Name: Carmen is a 1983 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film stars Maruschka Detmers as Carmen X, a member of a small group of terrorists who plan to rob a bank. Carmen asks her uncle Jean (Jacques Bonnaffé), a filmmaker, if she can borrow his beach house to make a film. In reality, Carmen and her accomplices plan to use the house as a hideout while they plan the robbery.
During the robbery, Carmen meets Joseph (Jacques Bonnaffé), a security guard, and the two fall in love. Meanwhile, Jean struggles to make a comeback film, but finds himself constantly interrupted by Carmen and her gang.
The film intercuts between the bank robbery, Carmen's escape with Joseph, and Jean's attempts to make a film. In between these scenes, a string quartet attempts to perform Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131.
The film is notable for its unconventional structure, use of jump cuts, and its mix of genres (including romance, crime, and surrealism). It has been described as a "postmodern reimagining" of Bizet's opera Carmen.