Carnival
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77% Critic Match

Carnival

7.7 / 10 1946 1h 33mNR English
DramaRomance

Storyline

A melodrama about a 19th-century ballet dancer who makes an unfortunate career move by marrying a taciturn Cornish farmer. She soon longs for the bright lights of the big city and for the arms of her artist lover. Unfortunately, her husband is all too aware of this.

Cast & Crew

Sally Gray

Sally Gray

Jenny Pearl

Lead
Michael Wilding

Michael Wilding

Maurice Avery

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Charlie Raeburn

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Trewhella

Jean Kent

Jean Kent

Irene Dale

Catherine Lacey

Catherine Lacey

Florry Raeburn

Nancy Price

Nancy Price

Mrs. Trewhella

Hazel Court

Hazel Court

Mae Raeburn

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stanley Haynes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Carnival is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker