Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- festive
- uplifting
- holiday viewing
- new year's eve
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Acting director Ogurtsov attempts to reshape the House of Culture's carnival program according to his authoritarian ideas of propriety and quality.
The employees prepare solo, dance, circus, jazz, magic, and clown acts for the annual costumed carnival.
The House of Culture's Christmas carnival unites performers and employees in a large public celebration.
The program's jazz orchestra, circus acts, magician, dancers, and clowns supply the film's central visual and musical energy.
Films like Carnival Night, and why
The Band Wagon
classic backstage musical comedy driven by ensemble performance, romantic subplots, and resistance to bureaucratic control
Singin' in the Rain
festive musical comedy combining theatrical spectacle, workplace tensions, romance, and a charismatic ensemble
A Hard Day's Night
warm, witty musical comedy centered on performers preparing a public celebration amid organizational conflict
Movie Details
- Director
- Eldar Ryazanov
- Release Date
- 1956-12-29
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (81)
Cast
- Igor Ilyinsky
- Lyudmila Gurchenko
- Yuri Belov
- Georgiy Kulikov
- Sergei Filippov
- Olga Vlasova
- Andrei Tutyshkin
- Tamara Nosova
- Gennadi Yudin
- Vladimir Zeldin
Common questions
- What is Carnival Night about?
- A lively Soviet musical comedy where House of Culture employees fight to preserve a joyful carnival from an overbearing bureaucrat.
- What is Carnival Night like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Carnival Night as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Carnival Night violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Carnival Night.
- Which films are like Carnival Night?
- Films with a similar feel include The Band Wagon, Singin' in the Rain, and A Hard Day's Night.
- How long is Carnival Night?
- Carnival Night runs 78 minutes.
