Summary
In this celluloid pastiche, the diminutive titan Baby Peggy orchestrates a rhythmic upheaval of Bizet’s operatic sensibilities, transforming the tragedy of Seville into a riotous playground of juvenile dominance. The narrative commences in a dusty Spanish barrio, where our protagonist—a pint-sized firebrand of unparalleled wit—systematically dismantles the ego of the neighborhood boys through a series of tactical skirmishes and psychological maneuvers. This street-level friction serves as a mere prelude to her metamorphosis into a high-fashion senorita, a transition that signals her entry into the adult sphere of the local cabaret. Within this smoke-thickened atmosphere, she encounters a youth engaged in the performative machismo of the tango; rather than acting as a passive observer, she commandeers the floor, her movements a sophisticated mimicry of passion that captivates the gathered spectators. The second act shifts the stakes from the social to the existential, as Peggy adopts the regalia of a matador. She presents her credentials to the formidable General della Bambinodi Carradavadoves, a man whose supposed expertise in taurine combat is quickly eclipsed by the child’s audacity. The arena becomes a theater of the absurd when her steel fails to penetrate the beast's hide, leading to a catastrophic collapse of the social hierarchy. As the General tumbles from his ivory tower—or rather, the grandstands—into the pit of danger, the film culminates in a desperate, slapstick struggle for survival against a charging brute, questioning whether innocence or artifice will ultimately provide the means of escape.
Synopsis
A spoof of Bizet's Carmen. Somewhere in Spain, a young girl gets the better of the neighborhood boys, then, dressed as a fashionable senorita, visits a club where a boy is demonstrating a tango. She joins him to the enjoyment of the spectators. In act 2, she's dressed as a matador and presents herself at the arena to General della Bambinodi Carradavadoves, a man who knows bulls. She fights one and finds that her sword isn't strong enough to stab him. In the excitement, the General falls from the stands, and he and the child must face the brute. Is there an escape?
