sentences:  In 1992, "Carmen Jones" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".Set during World War II, the story focuses on Carmen Jones, a "shameless vixen" who works in a parachute factory in North Carolina.When she is arrested for fighting with a co-worker who reported her for arriving late for work, the leader of the Army guards, Sgt.