U-Carmen eKhayelitsha
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| Directed by | Mark Dornford-May |
| Produced by | Mark Dornford-May, Camilla Driver, Ross Garland |
| Written by | Mark Dornford-May, Andiswa Kedama |
| Starring | Pauline Malefane |
| Music by | Georges Bizet |
| Distributed by | Koch-Lorber Films |
| Release date(s) |  13 February 2005 (premiere at BIFF) April 1, 2005 April 21, 2006 March 28, 2007 (New York City) |
| Running time | 120 min. |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | Xhosa |
| Budget | $686,033 (est.) |
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U-Carmen eKhayelitsha is a 2005 South African operatic film directed and produced by Mark Donford-May.
The movie is a modern remake of Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen. It is shot entirely in Xhosa, and combines both music from the original opera with traditional African music. It takes place in the Cape Town township of Khayelitsha. It was translated into Xhosa by Andiswa Kedama and Pauline Malefane, who also play Amanda and Carmen in the movie.
The movie tells the story of a cigarette factory-worker, Carmen, and her doomed love affair with police sergeant Jongikhaya.
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[edit] Golden Bear award
The film won critical acclaim when it won the Golden Bear at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival.
[edit] Cast
- Carmen - Pauline Malefane
- Nomakhaya - Lungelwa Blou
- Jongikhaya - Andile Tshoni
- Manelisa - Noluthando Boqwana
[edit] See also
Other black adaptations of Carmen:
- Carmen Jones (1954), set in 1950s USA and directed by Otto Preminger with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
- Karmen Geï (2001) a French adaptation set in modern day Dakar by Senegalese director Joseph Gaï Ramaka
- Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001), an MTV production from 2001 starring Beyoncé Knowles set in Philadelphia and Los Angeles in modern times.
[edit] External links
- (Xhosa) (English) Official site
- (English) Cape Town Magazine Article about U-Carmen with sound
- U-Carmen eKhayelitsha at the Internet Movie Database
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