Carmen Not Only According to Bizet
Category
filmGenre
parody, art, biographyTypology
documentarytheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Carmen nejen podle BizetaCzech title
Carmen nejen podle BizetaEnglish title
Carmen Not Only According to BizetWorking title
Carmen za 20 minutSummary
Bizet's opera Carmen served Studio Y in Liberec to freely experiment with characters, narrative, words, melodies, and sounds. Not even Evald Schorm's documentary Carmen is just a traditional recording of a theatre production, but rather a film adaptation of sorts and an original portrait of a young theatre company.
Synopsis
A performance by Studio Y in Liberec – an unconventional analysis of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. Actors in improvised costumes perform some parts of the opera, interspersed with recitation of stage notes, historical interpretation, and witty comments on the plot. Scenes alternate between backdrops and snowy landscapes.
Note
The original play by Studio Ypsilon and Jan Schmid premiered on 8 February 1966 at the North Bohemian Puppet Theatre in Liberec. The film was released as an opener to the comedy Our Crazy Family (1968; directed by Jan Valášek).
Film online
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Cast
Zuzana Schmidová
Carmen
Josef Fučík
Carmen/Jednooký
Bohuslav Maršík
Carmen/Escamillo/Zuniga
Miloš Bílek
Carmen/don José
Jan Schmid
don José
Jitka Nováková
don José/Micaella
Karel Novák
don José/Morales
Eva Zapletalová
Micaella/Escamillo/Zuniga
Self-appearance
Eva Zapletalová
Josef Fučík
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Based on
Jan Schmid (Carmen nejen podle Bizeta – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Consultant
Music
Music Composed by
archivní
Selected Music
Georges Bizet (Carmen)
Songs
Písně ze hry Carmen nejen podle Bizeta
Writer of Lyrics Jan Schmid
Singer Zuzana SchmidováJitka NovákováEva ZapletalováMiloš BílekBohuslav MaršíkKarel NovákJosef FučíkJan Schmid
Production info
Original Title
Carmen nejen podle Bizeta
Czech Title
Carmen nejen podle Bizeta
English Title
Carmen Not Only According to Bizet
Working Title
Carmen za 20 minut
Category
film
Typology
documentarytheatrical distribution
Genre
parody, art, biography
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1968
Production Year
1968
Production specifications
projection approval 4 March 1968
Premiere
premiere 31 October 1968 /suitable for youths/ (kina 64 U Hradeb /2 týdny/, Klub /1 týden od 21. 11./ a Městská knihovna /1 týden od 21. 11./, Praha)
premiere 7 November 1968 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Distribution slogan
no caption
Production
Copyright Holders
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
25 min
Original length in metres
714 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Exhibition: 3. setkání s krátkým filmem v Ligně
1968
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Evald Schorm
Vítěz
Exhibition: 5. celostátní přehlídka filmů o umění Arsfilm Kroměříž
1968
Kroměříž / Czechoslovakia
