Carnival

Carnival

1946 · 93 min · ★ 7.7 · Drama, Romance

A melodrama about a 19th-century ballet dancer who makes an unfortunate career move by marrying a taciturn Cornish farmer. She soon longs for the bright lights of the big city and for the arms of her artist lover. Unfortunately, her husband is all too aware of this.

Directed by Stanley Haynes · Written by Compton MacKenzie

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