| | |
Features: DVD
Screen version of the groundbreaking musical Carmen Jones, which adapted Bizet's opera Carmen for an African-American cast. Army soldier Joe (Harry Belafonte) falls in love with Carmen (Dorothy Dandridge), a beautiful and seductive factory worker. When he kills his sergeant during a fight, the ill-fated lovers flee to escape the police. But Carmen's faithlessness and selfishness eventually surface, and she rejects Joe for another man. But he can't let her go, and his obsessive love ultimately leads to tragedy. Oscar Hammerstein provided lyrics for Bizet's melodies, and director Otto Preminger added the snap. If you're curious what all the fuss over Dandridge is about, catch this.
"Powerful melodrama...with exciting music and equally exciting Dandridge as the ultimate femme fatale." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"A completely original, exciting and tremendous picture... a real masterwork." Los Angeles Examiner
Editor's Note
A sizzling screen version of Bizet's Carmen updated for an all-black cast, including an especially sizzling Dandridge. Soldier Belafonte falls for Dandridge, a seductive factory worker. The lovers flee after the soldier kills his sergeant, but Carmen's taunting faithlessness drives her lover to a crime of passion. Hammerstein provided lyrics for Bizet's melodies, and Preminger added the snap. If you're curious what all the fuss over Dandridge is about, catch this.
Plot Summary
Screen version of the musical "Carmen Jones," which adapted Bizet's opera "Carmen" for an African-American cast. Army soldier Joe falls in love with Carmen, a beautiful and seductive factory worker. When he kills his sergeant during a fight, the ill-fated lovers flee to escape the police. But Carmen's faithlessness and selfishness eventually surface, and she rejects Joe for another man. But he can't let her go, and his obsessive love ultimately leads to tragedy.
| Features | Scene Access | | Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Menus | | Widescreen Version | | Audio: Dolby Digital 4.0 & Dolby Digital Surround | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
| Technical Info
|
Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 1/9/2007 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1954 | | Catalog ID: 2001882 | | UPC: 00024543018827 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1955) | | | Dorothy Dandridge, Nominee, Best Actress | | | Hershel Burke Gilbert, Nominee, Best Music, Scoring Of A Motion Picture | |
Berlin Film Festival (1955) |  | Otto Preminger, Winner, Bronze Berlin Bear | |
British Academy Awards (1956) | | | Dorothy Dandridge, Nominee, Best Foreign Actress |
|
| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...CARMEN JONES still benefits from a star-power performance that made lead Dorothy Dandridge the first black performer to get a best-actress Oscar nomination..." 01/25/2002 p.14DTVGuide.com 9 of 10
...Dandridge is a revelation... chilling and exactly right, projecting psychological transitions and reflecting clearly the sequences of her thoughts. She's almost matched by Belafonte, and both leads are mesmerizingly beautiful... Carmen Jones exists as a testament to (Dandridge's) beauty and singular talent.
|
| |
|
|
|
