Matthew Bourne's The Car Man | DVD & Blu-ray trailer

First seen in 2000, The Car Man is a signature production for internationally acclaimed choreographer, Matthew Bourne. The stage show has been a smash-hit in the UK and around the world and this recording for Sky Arts was made at Sadler’s Wells during the show’s must recent revival in 2015.

Loosely based on Bizet’s popular opera, Carmen, and notable for its frank depictions of violence and sex, it has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in classical music, brilliantly arranged by Terry Davies to create a complete score.

The familiar 19th Century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy 1960s garage-diner in the American mid-west where the dreams and passions of a small town are shattered by the arrival of a handsome stranger. Fuelled by heat and desire, the townsfolk are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.

Lez Bortherston’s epic set design and Chris Davey’s meticulously zoned lighting perfectly complement Matthew Bourne’s vivid choreographic storytelling, which reveals influences of noir cinema, principally the various versions of James M. Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice.

DVD EXTRAS

The Making of The Car Man (17 minutes) features interviews with leading dancers Zizi Strallen, Chris Trenfield, Dominic North and Kate Lyons in addition to composer Terry Davies and New Adventure’s founder, Matthew Bourne.

DVD PRODUCT DETAILS

DVD NTSC Region 0 / 115 minutes including feature and extras
RRP: £17.99 / Cert 12 / audio Dolby digital 5.1
Subtitles on extras only: English for the hard of hearing
Barcode: 5060291820119 / Catalogue number: TCM2091