Description |
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1, 16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Pauline Malefane, Andile Tshoni, Lungelwa Blou, Zorro Sidloyi, Andries Mbali. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Giulio Biccari ; editor, Ronelle Loots ; music director and conductor, Charles Hazlewood ; costume designer, Jessica Dornford-May ; choreographer, Joel Mthethwa. |
Note |
Adapted from Bizet's Carmen. |
Summary |
Acted and sung by the internationally acclaimed South African theater company Dimpho Di Kopane (DDK), this film is a stunning adaptation of perhaps the world's best-loved opera, Carmen. Re-imagined in the modern world of South African pool halls, bars, courtyards and barricks, this film tells the story of a cigarette factory worker, Carmen, and her doomed love affair with a police sergeant. As the two grow more emotionally connected, their relationship escalates violently, culminating in a tragic conclusion of revenge and madness. |
Note |
Special features: "Making U-Carmen" featurette; bonus interviews; original theatrical trailer. |
Language |
Xhosa dialogue, English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Musical films.
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Carmen (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- South Africa -- Khayelitsha -- Drama.
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Police -- South Africa -- Khayelitsha -- Drama.
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Khayelitsha (Cape Town, South Africa) -- Drama.
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Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875 -- Adaptations -- Drama.
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Opera -- Adaptations -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Motion pictures, South African.
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Foreign films -- South Africa.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
Dornford-May, Mark.
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Garland, Ross.
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Kedama, Andiswa.
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Malefane, Pauline.
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Tshoni, Andile.
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Blou, Lungelwa.
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Sidloyi, Zwelilungile.
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Mbali, Andries.
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Hazlewood, Charles.
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Mthethwa, Joel.
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Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Carmen.
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Fortissimo Films.
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Nando's Arts (Organization)
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Spier Films.
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Dimpho Di Kopane (Organization)
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Koch Lorber Films.
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Koch Entertainment (Firm)
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Note |
Also known as: U-Carmen eKhayelitsha |
Added Title |
Making U-Carmen.
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ISBN |
1417201339 |
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9781417201334 |
Standard No. |
741952311799 |
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00741952311799 gtin-14 |
Music No. |
KLF-DV-3117 Koch Lorber Films |
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