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Carmen
Sgt. Jongikhaya
Amanda
Pinki
Faniswa
Manelisa
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Critic Reviews for U-Carmen
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (1)
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[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.
March 30, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… -
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.
March 28, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 -
A vivacious film that is a treat for eyes and ears.
March 28, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
This was basically the best idea ever.
March 28, 2007 | Full Review… -
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.
March 17, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
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.
July 28, 2006 | Full Review…
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