Carmen Jones (1954) | Milestones, U.S. Theatrical Releases | Oct 28, 1954
Dorothy Dandridge became the first African American actress to be Oscar nominated for Best Actress, for her performance in Carmen Jones. The film would be her only Oscar-nominated performance. Carmen Jones was iconic title designer Saul Bass’s first movie project.
Saul Bass | PopCultureQuotes.com
My initial thoughts about what a title can do was to set mood and the prime underlying core of the film's story, to express the story in some metaphorical way. I saw the title as a way of conditioning the audience, so that when the film actually began, viewers would already have an emotional resonance with it.
By: Saul Bass