Carnival of Colors

Carnival of Colors
Carnival of Colors film title frame
Карнавал цветов
Karnaval cvetov
Directed byNikolai Ekk
Screenplay byNikolai Eck
Music byYakov Stolyar [ru]
Production
company
Release date
  • 1935 (1935)
Running time
45 minutes
CountryUSSR
LanguageRussian
Carnival of Colors (1935), 42 min

Carnival of Colors (Russian: Карнавал цветов), is a 1935 Soviet Russia documentary film directed by Nikolai Ekk and extolling the early use of color in films. It was produced by Mezhrabpomfilm.

In 2012, it was digitally restored from the originals preserved in the Gosfilmofond. It was shot using the two-color subtractive system, using a bipack method. The film includes images from Red Square, travel scenes in Soviet Georgia, and paintings. The film has been described as experimental, and as an anthology. Ekk also directed the first Russian film with sound, Road to Life (1931).

References

  1. 1 2 Wills, Matthew (15 May 2025). "Putting the Red in Soviet Color Film". jstor Daily.
  2. ↑ "«Карнавал цветов» (1935)" [Carnival of Colors (1935)]. Первые в кино (in Russian). 2016-11-16. Archived from the original on 2025-07-10. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  3. ↑ "СОВЕТСКАЯ ДВУХЦВЕТКА" [Soviet Two-Tone]. Первые в кино (in Russian). 2016-12-29. Archived from the original on 2025-07-11. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  4. ↑ "КАРНАВАЛ ЦВЕТОВ". Энциклопедия KM.RU. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Animation Journal". AJ Press. December 22, 1996 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Rollberg, Peter (July 20, 2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-4422-6842-5 – via Google Books.