Carnival Night
Carnival Night | |
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Anatoli Lepin | |
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Release dates | 1956 (Soviet Union) November 2, 1957 (U.S.) |
Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Box office | 48.64 million tickets sold.[1] |
Carnival Night (Russian: Карнавальная ночь, romanized: Karnavalnaya noch) is a 1956 Soviet musical film.[2][3] It is Eldar Ryazanov's first big-screen film, Lyudmila Gurchenko's first role and also one of the most famous films starring popular comedian Igor Ilyinsky.
Produced during the
Plot
It is
Obviously, no one wants to change the program with only a few hours before the show, much less to replace it with something so boring. So everyone teams up in order to prevent Ogurtsov from getting to the stage. They manage to trap Ogurtsov by any means necessary so that the acts can perform their scheduled pieces, and celebrate New Year's Eve as originally planned.
Cast
- Igor Ilyinsky as Serafim Ivanovich Ogurtsov, acting club director
- Lyudmila Gurchenko as Lena Krylova
- Yuri Belov as Grisha Koltsov, electrician
- Andrei Tutyshkin as Fyodor Petrovich Mironov, bookkeeper
- Olga Vlasova as Adelaida Kuzminichna Romashkina, librarian
- Tamara Nosova as Tosya Burigina, Ogurtsov's secretary
- Georgi Kulikov as Seryozha Usikov, painter
- Gennadi Yudinas Jazz band Conductor
- Vladimir Zeldin as Nikolayev, Tip Clown
- Boris Petker as Nikolay Sidorov, Top Clown
- Sergei Filippovas Comrade Nekadilov, lecturer
- Shmelev Sisters as Singing Waitresses
- Gusakov Brothers as Step Dancers
- Tamara Sokolova and Petr Pomazkov as Dancers
Crew
- Director: Eldar Ryazanov
- Writers: Boris Laskin, Vladimir Polyakov
- Cinematography: Arkady Koltsaty
- Composer: Anatols Liepiņš (Anatoly Lepin)
- Music orchestration: Eddie Rosner, also jazz band leader (uncredited)
Production
Mosfilm's director of that time Ivan Pyryev was the one who appointed Eldar Ryazanov to direct the picture despite Ryazanov not having interest in musicals at that time. Pyryev was heavily involved in the making of the film, assisting Ryazanov every step of the way.[3][6]
Because the picture was Ryazanov's first directorial experience, the young director was met with severe skepticism and after seeing half of the filmed material the artistic council was convinced that the film would turn out to be a huge failure.[7][8]
Initially Lyudmila Gurchenko was rejected for the role of Lena Krylova by director Eldar Ryazanov and the artist council. Another actress was hired, however she could not handle the part. Then Ryazanov came to Pyryev with the appeal to hire a new actress, adding that anyone but Gurchenko should be signed up for the role of Krylova. But when Pyryev later saw Gurchenko in the Mosfilm corridor, he decided that there was something special about her. Pyryev brought her to the set and announced that she will act in the film.[9][10]
The film was made in five months, with most of the scenes shot in the Russian Army Theatre.[3]
Soundtrack
Музыка к кинофильму «Карнавальная ночь» | |
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Soviet estrada, film score | |
Label | Leningradsky Zavod |
External videos | |
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Pyat' minut ("Пять минут") |
All music is composed by Anatoly Lepin[11]
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Maski" (instrumental) | Eddie Rosner Orchestra | |
2. | "Tanechka" | Shmelev Sisters | |
3. | "Pasodoble" (instrumental) | Eddie Rosner Orchestra | |
4. | "Pesenka o horoshem nastroyenii" | L. Gurchenko | |
5. | "Pesenka o vlyublyonnom paren'ke" | L. Gurchenko & Y. Zeitlin | |
6. | "Karnaval'naya noch'" (instrumental) | Eddie Rosner Orchestra | |
7. | "Pyat' minut" | L. Gurchenko & Shmelev Sisters |
The song «Любовь — это счастье» ("Love is a Happiness") sung by Gurchenko was not included in the film.
Sequel
In 2006 Ryazanov made a sequel to the picture, called Carnival Night 2, or Fifty Years Later starring
See also
References
- ^ a b Anna Veligzhanina. ""Карнавальная ночь": Рязанов не хотел снимать Людмилу Гурченко". Komsomolskaya Pravda.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ^ a b c "Карнавальная ночь". VokrugTV.
- ISBN 1-85109-459-8.
- ^ "Карнавальной ночи" - 65 лет: как снимали музыкальную кинокомедию. In Russian
- Ria Novosti.
- ^ Valentina Oberemko. ""Очень скучное кино!" "Карнавальную ночь" хотели забыть, как страшный сон". Argumenty i Fakty.
- ^ "Эльдар Рязанов: лучшие фильмы, цитаты, диалоги". BBC.
- Russian News Agency TASS.
- ^ Denis Stupnikov. ""Карнавальная ночь" подвела жирную черту под эпохой Сталина". km.ru.
- ^ Музыка к к/ф «Карнавальная ночь» at Discogs
- ^ Anna Veligzhanina. ""Карнавальная ночь-2": Людмила Гурченко снова споет про "Пять минут", а ее героиню в продолжении знаменитой комедии сыграет Алена Бабенко". Komsomolskaya Pravda.
- Известия. 2007-01-12. Archived from the originalon 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-23.. In Russian
- ^ Грандиозный провал. In Russian
External links
- Carnival Night at IMDb
- Carnival Night at AllMovie