Carmen: A Hip Hopera
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Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 made-for-TV musical film that reimagines the classic opera "Carmen" in a contemporary hip-hop setting, starring Beyoncé in one of her earliest leading screen roles.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hopera
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musical film ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Carmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Prosper Mérimée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Geary McLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Kip Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | John Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusicGenre |
R&B
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hip hop ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles
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Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop film
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musical ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ television musical ⓘ |
| hasFormat | made-for-TV film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fame and ambition
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tragic romance ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Carmen (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByWorkBy | Georges Bizet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Carmen Brown
NERFINISHED
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Derek Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | early leading film role for Beyoncé ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | MTV original films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Graig Hutchison
NERFINISHED
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Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Fox Television Studios
NERFINISHED
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MTV Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2001-05-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary United States ⓘ |
| starred |
Beyoncé
NERFINISHED
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Bow Wow NERFINISHED ⓘ Casey Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Da Brat NERFINISHED ⓘ Jermaine Dupri NERFINISHED ⓘ Joy Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ Mekhi Phifer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mos Def NERFINISHED ⓘ Rah Digga NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyclef Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Michael Elliot
NERFINISHED
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Topper Carew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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