During New Year's Eve the employees of an economic institute get ready to put on a New Year's party. They set up performers of jazz, dancing, and even magic tricks. Unfortunately the new director has arrived, and he wants everything to be serious. His name was Comrade Ogustsov. When he is shown the entire show he disapproves of everything, and it seems like the show is going to be a disaster! Comrade Ogustsov wants the show having speakers reading reports on the company, and some serious calm music, played by the Veteran's Orchestra.
everyone was in a panic, it was only a couple of hours before the show and the new director wanted to change everything and make it boring. They then have to work together to make sure that Comrade Ogustsov doesn't get on the stage and start to read his speech. They work together to trap the Comrade, and while he's busy getting un-trapped the scheduled performances go on.
This film is a representation of the artistic environment under the Kruschev Thaw. When Stalin was alive he was very strict about film, and the arts. One time when Stalin was watching a French film, the actors passionately french kissed. This made Stalin so mad that he banned kissing in all Soviet movies. Kissing was a part of this movie, but it's quick and startling that it's in public.
You see a huge difference in the views of the people in this movie. Comrade Ogustsov was wanting the party to be serious, while the younger people in their 20's wanted to have fun. This was probably because the man had lived through WWII, while the others were just children when it happened. WWII made people like Comrade Ogustsov think that the world had no hope, or a future. Luckily the employees prevailed in making it a grand evening.
A new permission the youths were given in this film was basically overriding authority, and doing what they want to with no bad consequences. They would do things like disregard what the director wanted and manipulated into what they wanted. Once when Comrade tried to stop the musical number, they lowered the stage lift he was on so that he was stuck below stage. At the end when it showed him trying to report their behavior, it ended with him asking the secretary what was the last thing on the letter, and her reply was, "That they found out you were a fool." They made the Comrade a fool, even though he wasn't.
This film is a representation of the artistic environment under the Kruschev Thaw. When Stalin was alive he was very strict about film, and the arts. One time when Stalin was watching a French film, the actors passionately french kissed. This made Stalin so mad that he banned kissing in all Soviet movies. Kissing was a part of this movie, but it's quick and startling that it's in public.
You see a huge difference in the views of the people in this movie. Comrade Ogustsov was wanting the party to be serious, while the younger people in their 20's wanted to have fun. This was probably because the man had lived through WWII, while the others were just children when it happened. WWII made people like Comrade Ogustsov think that the world had no hope, or a future. Luckily the employees prevailed in making it a grand evening.
A new permission the youths were given in this film was basically overriding authority, and doing what they want to with no bad consequences. They would do things like disregard what the director wanted and manipulated into what they wanted. Once when Comrade tried to stop the musical number, they lowered the stage lift he was on so that he was stuck below stage. At the end when it showed him trying to report their behavior, it ended with him asking the secretary what was the last thing on the letter, and her reply was, "That they found out you were a fool." They made the Comrade a fool, even though he wasn't.
The employees must find a way to save the New Year's Party from the new director.
Comrade Ogustsov (Eldar Ryazanov) tells the employees that they should have a castle like in the fairy tales and out comes, not Santa or an ice princess, but a lecturer, who will give a short two hour speech.
You can see the horror written on her face at the very idea. He's kidding, right?!?
Oh dear, he's very serious.
The poster for the movie Carnival Night.
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