Carmen Jones
Otto Preminger
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Powered by Georges Bizet's grand music and Oscar Hammerstein II's magnificent lyrics, this Americanized all-black version of the classic opera Carmen is a dynamic superb show with a positively incandescent Carmen. Oscar® -nominee Dorothy Dandridge stars in the title role, a passionate, sexy creature who lures Joe (Harry Belafonte), a handsome soldier, away from his sweetheart (Olga James). Following a fatal brawl with his sergeant, Joe deserts his regiment with the sultry femme fatale. But Carmen soon tires of him and takes up with a heavyweight prize-fighter (Joe Adams), triggering Joe's tragic revenge. Helping to set the screen on fire are Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll, part of the sensational troupe that makes this jubilant musical film hard to beat.
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TOMATOMETER
72%- Reviews Counted: 18
- Fresh: 13
- Rotten: 5
- Average Rating: 6.1/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: A crazy mixed-up film.
Fresh: Otto Preminger has transferred it to the screen with taste and imagination in an opulent production.
Fresh: Impeccably liberal in its time, the film has not aged gracefully, although Dorothy Dandridge's performance in the lead remains a testimony to a black cinema that might have been.
Fresh: Every frame, you feel, is freighted with the tension imposed by the never-appearing white folks. It was, however, laudable in its desire to showcase the talents of African-American performers who were denied opportunities in Hollywood.
Customer Reviews
Carmen Jones
Ahhh Carmen! In the operatic version Ms. Carmen leaves her poor AWOL soldier for a bullfighter; this Americanized Carmen takes "Jones," for her last name but the stories are the same. Sorry opera goers but this movie is better than any stage version of Carmen. Carmen Jones is lusty, modern and the words are understandable! Now when I see the opera "Carmen," I sing the "Carmen Jones" lyrics with the music (to myself of course) and the opera is improved 100%. Try it you'll Love it!
Wow
Such a cute movie. Love it.
dororthy at her best!
for those who dnt knw who miss Dorothy Dandridge is watch her autobiography:Introducing Dorothy Dandridge!and u'll understand her more...even though she died young her legacy will live on!
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- $9.99
- Genre: Musicals
- Released: 1954
- © 1954 Carlyle Productions. Renewed 1982 Carlyle Productions.
