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Director:
Joseph Gaï Ramaka
Writers:
Prosper Mérimée (novel)
Joseph Gaï Ramaka (writer)
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Release Date:
27 June 2001 (France) more
Genre:
Musical | Romance | Drama more
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
This translation is true rather than faithful. more (6 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Djeïnaba Diop Gaï ... Karmen Geï
Magaye Niang ... Lamine Diop

Stephanie Biddle ... Prison Gov. Angelique
Thierno Ndiaye ... Old Samba (as Thierno Ndiaye Dos)
Dieynaba Niang ... Ma Penda
El Hadg Ndiaye ... Massigi
Aïssatou Diop ... Majiguene
Wildemir Normil ... Superintendent
Yandé Codou Sène ... Beach singer
Massamba Madieye ... Mansour
Ibrahima Mbaye ... Sidar
Coly Mbaye ... Inspector Tall
Abasse Wade ... Calki
Ibrahima Khalil Paye ... Policeman Laye
Patricia Gomis ... Marie-Madeleine
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Karmen (France)
Karmen Gei (USA)
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Runtime:
86 min | Argentina:86 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Country:
Senegal | France | Canada
Language:
French | Wolof
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Argentina:13 | France:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Dakar, Senegal
Company:
Canal+ Horizons more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
This translation is true rather than faithful., 8 September 2004
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Author: kalala from Washington DC

There's an aphorism about translations that says that translations are like women--if they are beautiful they aren't faithful, and if they are faithful they aren't beautiful. This may not be a literal version of the familiar Carmen, but it is beautifully true to the spirit of the original. It is also unlike anything you've ever seen.

The acting and cinematography are splendid. The score honors Bizet in its tonality without ever quoting the opera. Djeïnaba Diop Gaï's Karmen is a shooting star. The original Carmen's transgressive sexuality, freely flaunted in a way that spills outrageously beyond societal rules, translates here into bisexuality. Other themes are also aptly and satisfyingly tranmuted--the smugglers are hauling dope; her toreador is a musical star.

It's rare for me to want to watch a movie twice in a row. The first thing I did after seeing this was look up when it would be shown again.

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