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U-Carmen eKhayelitsha
Directed by
Mark Dornford-May
2005
2h 2m
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Drama
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6.5
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A version of Georges Bizet's Carmen, set in a modern-day South African township.
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Cast of U-Carmen eKhayelitsha
Pauline Malefane
Carmen / Writer
Andile Tshoni
Jongikhaya
Lungelwa Blou
Nomakhaya
Zweilungile Sidloyi
Lulamile Nkomo
Andries Mbali
Bra Nkomo
Zamile Gantana
Captain Gantana
Andiswa Kedama
Amanda / Writer
Ruby Mthethwa
Pinki
Noluthando Boqwana
Manelisa
Ross Garland
Policeman
Mark Dornford-May
Director / Writer / Producer
U-Carmen eKhayelitsha Ratings & Reviews
TheIndependentCritic.com
Richard Propes
As rich and captivating and multi-faceted as the character on which it is based.
WBAI Web Radio
Prairie Miller
Central to an expression of new female South African pride, is the lovely Pauline Malefane as Carmen, whose astonishing vocal power embodies both feminine grace and charm, along with bold, militant proletarian fire.
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
[Director] Dornford-May's straightforward filmmaking neither glamorizes Khayelitsha and its residents nor plays up the contrast between the silky score and their hardscrabble lives.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
[Director] Dornford-May deftly balances the details of his setting with the universality of his themes, exploring every dusty corner of a village thrumming with tension between patriarchal leaders and strong-willed women.
Film Journal International
Maria Garcia
U-Carmen is brash, often strident, yet in the end it is not cathartic.
New York Times
Matt Zoller Seitz
No one can know whether Bizet would have approved of the movie musical U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha. But you suspect that he would have admired the filmmakers' gall.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
A vivacious film that is a treat for eyes and ears.
Village Voice
Julia Wallace
This was basically the best idea ever.
Black Star News
Kam Williams
Set in locales ostensibly picked without concern for cinematic pretense, this crowd-pleaser conveys a sense of everyday life in South Africa while simultaneously serving up an endearing variation of a magical opera for the ages. Bravo!
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
Though not the best film version of Bizet's famous opera Carmen, Mark Dornford-May's Berlin Bear-winner from 2005 may be among the most loyal.
Variety
Russell Edwards
Performances and singing are both on the money, and the film's organic, realistic feel seems to have been bolstered by the translation contribution that thesps Malefane and Andiswa Kedama made to the screenplay.
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