Underplayed Gems

Karnabal (1985)

Karnabal poster
Directed by
Carles Mira
Genre
comedy film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a Spanish comedy film based on a Catalan theater group's stage show. It creates an imaginary universe that mixes elements like silent cinema, American musicals, surrealism, and traditional theater with popular customs and characters. The movie presents a Mediterranean spectacle full of light, color, and fantasy.

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What happens

Karnabal és una pel·lícula espanyola de comèdia fantàstica dirigida el 1985 per Carles Mira i Franco basada en l'espectacle l' Alè del grup de teatre català Comediants. Fou rodada en català. El resultat és una pel·lícula amb un univers imaginari on hi cap cinema mut, musical estatunidenc, surrealisme, sarsuela, decorats de cartó pedra, teatre tradicional, costums i personatges populars, tot deformat per l'absurd i l'oníric amb un fort esperit mediterrani. Comediants posen en imatges el seu concepte teatral dels tipus, costums i les festes típiques i populars de la mediterrània en un espectacle ple de llum, color, vitalitat i fantasia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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