Recommend A Great Carnival Movie?
I've been struck by a certain fancy. A movie of sorts. Anyone have any recommendations for movies centered around carnivals?
Bonus points if the carnival is Venetian or stylistically similar: Even bonuser bonus points if it's a "dark carnival", a purgatory for souls in transit, or something cool like that. I've seen Devil's Carnival, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and I'm aware of the maybe-kinda-sorta (okay, probably not) upcoming movie adaption of Night Circus. Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away and Carnival of Souls are already on my watchlist. |
Münchhausen has some very impressive scenes in Venice, with these kind of visuals.
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Re: Recommend A Great Carnival Movie?
Check out Freaks
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Originally Posted by SeeingisBelieving (Post 1517534)
Münchhausen has some very impressive scenes in Venice, with these kind of visuals.
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Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1517535)
Check out Freaks
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Re: Recommend A Great Carnival Movie?
There's a good deal of horror set in and around carnivals or circuses, but Vampire Circus, The Funhouse (1981) or Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) are the first to come to mind.
I've not seen it, but Carny might scratch that itch. |
The Greatest Show on Earth is considered one of the worst ever best picture winners, but I thought it was pretty good.
Also Carny (1980) |
Re: Recommend A Great Carnival Movie?
Santa Sangre (1989) sort of fits this!
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Re: Recommend A Great Carnival Movie?
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I think the best carnival project may be the one season of HBOs Carnivale Its supposed to have been exceptional, though cancelled after the one season. http://cdn.artofthetitle.com/assets/...g?k=53e9aa6d29 |
Originally Posted by Omnizoa (Post 1517540)
IIIIII'm a bit put off by that one.
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Originally Posted by CiCi (Post 1517567)
Santa Sangre (1989) if you don't mind subs :D
Good suggestions so far! Hadn't heard of that TV show. |
Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1517569)
You shouldn't be, it's a solid flick. Clocks in at like an hour twenty as well
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Originally Posted by Omnizoa (Post 1517579)
Bring onnnn the subs!
Good suggestions so far! Hadn't heard of that TV show. |
Re: Recommend A Great Carnival Movie?
A heads up: I've already got Carnival of Souls on my watchlist.
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Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1517569)
You shouldn't be, it's a solid flick. Clocks in at like an hour twenty as well
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Originally Posted by Camo (Post 1517588)
I haven't seen it yet but it is really saying something that Sean is saying this since he hates most horror.
Just stumbled upon Wings of Desire. Seems really interesting. |
Re: Recommend A Great Carnival Movie?
Oooh... Jodie Foster's in Carny?
EDIT: Forgot to mention Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away is on my watchlist too. |
Re: Recommend A Great Carnival Movie?
Carnivals figure into the plot of Gun Crazy and X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes.
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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3yKixpASB8...llen%2Bpoe.png Curtis Harrington's first film, a moody, low-budget thriller filmed on location at the Santa Monica Pier, has lonely sailor Dennis Hopper fall in love with an even lonelier young woman who plays the carnival's mermaid. http://www.cageyfilms.com/wp-content...night_tide.jpg http://blogs.artinfo.com/moviejourna...ght-tide-8.jpg |
Re: Recommend A Great Carnival Movie?
Fellini loves the circus. Check out his films.
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