U-Carmen (2005)
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Bizet's Carmen gets a cultural transplant as director Mark Dornford-May transports the events of the tragic opera to South Africa in this musical concerning a seductive cigarette-factory worker and her attempts to romance a policeman already set to marry another woman. Originally mounted on-stage by the innovative Dornford-May, this version of Carmen reworks Bizet's familiar tunes by adopting them into Xhosa to tell the tale of Carmen's doomed affair with otherwise involved policeman Jongikhaya (Andile Tshoni). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Pauline Malefane, Andile Tshoni, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mark Dornford-May
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of U-Carmen
Bizet's Carmen gets a cultural transplant as director Mark Dornford-May transports the events of the tragic opera to South Africa in this musical concerning a seductive cigarette-factory worker and her attempts to romance a policeman already set to marry another woman. Originally mounted on-stage by the innovative Dornford-May, this version of Carmen reworks Bizet's familiar tunes by adopting them into Xhosa to tell the tale of Carmen's doomed affair with otherwise involved policeman Jongikhaya (Andile Tshoni). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 122 mins
Complete Cast of U-Carmen
- Pauline Malefane - Carmen
- Zweilungile Sidloyi - Lulamile
- Bulewa Cosa - Mandisa
- Zintle Mgole - Faniswa
- Andries Mbali - Bra Nkomo
- Andile Tshoni - Sgt. Jongikhaya
- Andiswa Kedama - Amanda
- Ruby Mthethwa - Pinki
- Noluthando Bogwana - Manelisa
- Director(s):
- Mark Dornford-May
- Writer(s):
- Mark Dornford-May, Andiswa Kedama, Charles Hazlewood
- Producer(s):
- Mark Dornford-May, Ross Garland
- 2005 - Berlin International Film Festival - Best Picture
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