The experimental work consists of several fragments, demonstrating the use of color in film: showing paintings of Soviet art, photography parade on first of May on Red Square in 1934-1935, recording a working amateur and sketch of Soviet Georgia..
Nikolai Ekk
Soviet Union
Is this a movie or a science project? Honestly, it’s both and neither. Karnaval Cvetov isn’t something you 'watch' for the story. You watch it because you want to see what 1934 looked like when filmmakers first started playing with the saturation knob. If you are a fan of From Scales to Antlers or other experimental od...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Nikolai Ekk
C.L. Chester
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"Is this a movie or a science project? Honestly, it’s both and neither. Karnaval Cvetov isn’t something you 'watch' for the story. You watch it because you want to see what 1934 looked like when filmmakers first started playing with the saturation knob. If you are a fan of From Scales to Antlers or other experimental oddities, you’ll find the rhythm here pretty hypnotic. It’s disjointed, sure. But that’s the charm. The Red Square, but make it neon The parade footage from the 1935 May Day celebra..."
