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- 20th Century30s
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- Circus
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Carnivale, 2003 - 2005
French, Russian, English
USA
Profile of Carnivale
The mood of Carnivale is tense, stylized, and atmospheric. The plot centers around an uninhibited rivalry, social misfits, and supernatural abilities. It is a drama and period TV show. Stylistically, Carnivale is epic, is surreal, and includes a voice over. In approach, it is serious. The pacing is slow. Carnivale takes place, at least partly, at a circus. It happens in the 1930s. The TV show is known for being an Emmy winner and critically acclaimed. Note that Carnivale includes nudity, sexual content, and violent content.
Summary of Carnivale
Like a cross between TWIN PEAKS and THE GRAPES OF WRATH, HBO's acclaimed television drama CARNIVALE sets an allegorical fable about the mythic battle between good and evil against the surreal backdrop of a Depression-era traveling circus. Having lost both his farm and his mother to the 1930s Dust Bowl, prison escapee Ben Hawkins (Nick Stahl, IN THE BEDROOM) joins an itinerant carnival in a desperate bid to escape poverty, the police, and his own discomfort with his miraculous healing powers. Ben's story is juxtaposed with that of California preacher Justin Crowe (Clancy Brown, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION), whose evangelical ministries with his sister, Iris (Amy Madigan), take on increasingly sinister overtones and hint at an eventual confrontation with young Hawkins through the mysterious figure of former circus showman and WWI veteran Henry Scudder (John Savage).
Details
| Language: | French, Russian, English |
| Country: | USA |
| Runtime: | 60 min |
| Seasons: | 2 |
Cast and Crew
as Ben Hawkins 24 episodes, 2003-2005
as Brother Justin Crowe 24 episodes, 2003-2005
as Iris Crowe 24 episodes, 2003-2005
as Samson 24 episodes, 2003-2005
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