Carmen Jones (1954)

Note Générale:

6,9/10   

Réalisateur:

Otto Preminger

Scénaristes:

Oscar Hammerstein II (book)
Harry Kleiner (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

28 octobre 1954 (USA)

Genre:

Musical

Intrigue:

Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.

Plot Keywords:

Opera | Love | African American | Desire | Parachute

Récompenses:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A powerful display of Dandrige's appeal...

Ensemble

Harry Belafonte	...	Joe
Dorothy Dandridge	...	Carmen Jones
Pearl Bailey	...	Frankie
Olga James	...	Cindy Lou
Joe Adams	...	Husky Miller
Brock Peters	...	Sergeant Brown (as Broc Peters)
Roy Glenn	...	Rum Daniels
Nick Stewart	...	Dink Franklin
Diahann Carroll	...	Myrt
LeVern Hutcherson	...	Joe (voice) (as Le Vern Hutcherson)
Marilyn Horne	...	Carmen Jones (voice) (as Marilynn Horne)
Marvin Hayes	...	Husky Miller (voice)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones (USA) (complete title)

Durée:

105 min | Argentina:108 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,55 : 1

Son:

4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (magnetic prints) | Mono (optical prints)

Classification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (re-rating) | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #17140) | Sweden:15 | Australia:PG

Lieux de tournage:

California Highway 118 between Moorpark & Somis, California, USA

Société:

Carlyle Productions

Anecdotes:

Film debut of Diahann Carroll,

Goofs:

Equipe ou équipement visible: Reflected in a window as Carmen is walking through town.

Guillemet:

Carmen Jones: 'Scuse my dust, gentlemen. The air's gettin' mighty unconditioned 'round here.

Connexions:

Référencé sur Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

Bande son:

YOU GO FOR ME

A powerful display of Dandrige's appeal...

Dorothy Dandrige's roles went beyond that of sex symbol to being a parody of female sexuality… Carmen Jones is a powerful display of her appeal…

Based on Bizet's operatic masterpiece, Otto Preminger's film is the story of a GI about to go to flying school (Harry Belafonte), a noble young man who loves the cigarette-maker Carmen very dearly…

Filled with passionate songs and a first-rate supporting cast, the movie is filled with exciting musical numbers that are necessary to the film… But as impeccable and skillful the supporting cast is, this is Dandrige's magnetic star of enduring international appeal… Her Carmen is a flame of fire, isolating in a few moments the essence of her attraction… Her enigma sustained throughout a career notable for its startling changes of tempo and direction…Her shapely figure, blazing eyes, with the air of the unexpected add up a touch of melancholy to even the most routine sequences… Her performance was a parable of love and its power to destroy if misused…