Virtual Friday Night Films at the Wende: Carnival Night

In this musical comedy, a committee of young people are planning a New Year’s Eve celebration at their local House of Culture. An old-fashioned bureaucrat suddenly arrives and demands a change of plans. Despite his efforts to make the event more serious, for example by scheduling a lecture, the committee is determined to make it a fun-filled celebration after all. This classic of 1950s Soviet cinema was one of the first films to come out of the Khrushchev Thaw. Carnival Night was the first feature film by Eldar Ryazanov, who was known for his satires of everyday life in the Soviet Union.

Watch for free on Mosfilm’s YouTube Channel.

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Virtual Film Picks are inspired by the in-person Friday Night Films at the Wende program series. This selection is part of a curated list of weekly movie suggestions that can be watched at home, in conjunction with #WendeOnline.