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Carnival Night

1956·Movie
1h 18min
77
GreatGoodWatch score

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Funny, striking style.

Energy

Fast-paced

Fast from start to finish.

  • Fast Pace7
  • Tension5
  • Spectacle5

Heart

Nostalgic and hopeful

  • Nostalgia9
  • Hopefulness8
  • Wholesome7

Humor

Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick

  • Situational Comedy8
  • Physical Comedy7
  • Satire & Parody7

World

Society, history, and show business

  • World Immersion7
  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • Rewatchability6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction7
  • Acting7
  • Dialogue Quality7

Style

Standout score

  • Music Composition8
  • Cinematography7
  • Editing7

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About

It is the New Year's Eve and the employees of an Economics Institute are ready with their annual New Year's entertainment program. It includes a lot of dancing and singing, jazz band performance and even magic tricks. Suddenly, an announcement is made that a new director has been elected and that he is arriving shortly. Comrade Ogurtsov arrives in time to review and disapprove of the scheduled entertainment. To him, holiday fun has a different meaning. He imagines speakers reading annual reports to show the Institute's progress over the year, and, perhaps, a bit of serious music, something from the Classics, played by the Veterans' Orchestra. Obviously, no one wants to change the program a few hours before the show, much less to replace it with something so boring! Now everyone has to team up in order to prevent Ogurtsov from getting to the stage. As some of them trap Ogurtsov one way or another, others perform their scheduled pieces and celebrate New Year's Eve.
Soviet CinemaMusical ComedyNew Year's EveSatireBureaucracySlapstickEnsemble CastNostalgicClassic Film

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Is Carnival Night worth watching?

77
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7.4). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Carnival Night?

1 h 18 min

Carnival Night runs 1 h 18 min.

What language is Carnival Night in?

Russian

It was made in Russian. Produced in Russia.

In how many countries can I watch Carnival Night?

6HKHRISRUSKTW

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What tropes does Carnival Night use?

Establishing Character MomentShow Within a ShowObstructive BureaucratFeet-First IntroductionPaper-Thin DisguiseTrap DoorHumiliation CongaCannot Spit It OutThe Musical MusicalIs This Thing Still On?The StingerIconic Outfitand 9 more

TV Tropes lists 21 storytelling tropes for Carnival Night, including Establishing Character Moment, Show Within a Show, Obstructive Bureaucrat.