Carmen Jones
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Joe Adams, Olga James, Pearl Bailey Director: Otto Preminger Brand: Fox Cinematographer: Sam Leavitt Producer: Otto Preminger Editor: Louis R. Loeffler Writer: Harry Kleiner Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II Writer: Prosper Mérimée DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.55:1 Running Time: 105 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-01-22 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: 20th Century Fox |
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Movie Reviews of Carmen Jones
Movie Review: Not as great as I was lead to believe
Summary: 3 Stars
I understand that this was a landmark film for the AA community. I get it. And yes, Dandridge is a pretty woman, but I have to be honest and say I wasn't wowed by her performance-or with Harry Belafonte. Pearl Bailey, however, knew how to work the camera. But my main beef with this film is the music. It doesn't fit this backdrop or these characters. I understand it's an adapted Opera-but honestly, these characters look silly to me singing (or lip-synching) these songs. They're singing opera but saying things like "Dat-Dem-De-Knowed" WTF? Sorry. I'm just not that impressed. But given the landmark status this film has acquired, I guess it's still worth a peek.