
Carnival
Seen it?1982 | 151 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for people who like their stories with a little heart-flutter and anyone who wants a laugh. Low effort, high reward: just press play. Shelve it next to Is This Thing On?.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- A big, patient story, at 2 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 31 min.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
A young Russian girl is in love with show business and wants to leave her small town for Moscow and make it big in the big city. She encounters her long missing, remarried father and gets a boy friend who uses her and then leaves her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tatyana Lioznova
- Irina MuravyovaNina Solomatina
- Yuriy YakovlevMikhail Solomatin
- Klara LuchkoJosephine Viktorovna
- Aleksandr AbdulovNikita
- Vera VasilevaNikita's mother
- Aleksandr MikhaylovRemizov
- Lidiya SmirnovaChairman of the Commission
- Valentina Titovalandlady
- Yelena Tonuntsguest at the Nina's party
- Inga Budkevich