''Karnaval'' is a French film directed by Thomas Vincent and was released 3 March 1999. The film was nominated for a César Award for Best Debut in 2000. At the

49th Berlin International Film Festival The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1999. The festival opened with '' Aimée & Jaguar'' by Max Färberböck. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film '' The Thin Red Line'' directed b ...

in 1999 it won the

Alfred Bauer Prize The Alfred Bauer Prize was an annual film award, presented by the Berlin International Film Festival, as part of its Silver Bear series of awards, to a film that "opens new perspectives on cinematic art". The prize was suspended in 2020 after it w ...

, a prize awarded in memory of the festival founder.

Plot

While Dunkirk is in the midst of its Carnival, Larbi, tired of working for nothing for his father, decides to pack it in and re-make his life in the sun of

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. When he is waiting for the first train which is to leave in the early hours of the morning, he makes the acquaintance of Béa (

Sylvie Testud Sylvie Testud (born 17 January 1971) is a French actress hose film career est Actress for '' Fear and Trembling'' (2003), and the European Film Award for Best Actress for '' Lourdes'' (2009). Her other film roles include '' Beyond Silence'' ( ...

), who is with her drunk husband. He is straight away captivated by the young woman and she carries him along with her in her passion for the Carnival. The film captures well the character and mad ambience of the extraordinary Dunkirk Carnival. The opinions of the Carnival's friends however remain divided. Some find the picture given here of the Dunkirk Carnival too negative, while others appreciate the film, which was shot in the midst of the Carnival.

Cast

as Béa * Amar Ben Abdallah as Larbi * Clovis Cornillac as Christian * Martine Godart as Isabelle *

Jean-Paul Rouve Jean-Paul Rouve (born 26 January 1967) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a member of the troupe "Les Robins des Bois". He has appeared in more than thirty film and television productions since 1993. Personal li ...

as Pine * Thierry Bertein as Gigi * Dominique Baeyens as Doriane * Hervé Pierre as Verhoeven *

Malek Kateb Malek (in Arabic مالك) is a masculine Arabic given name. It also denotes king written (in Arabic ملك or Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the maj ...

as Larbis Vater * Karim Attia as Nasser * Manon Seys as Emilie

References

External links

* 1999 films 1999 drama films French drama films 1990s French-language films Films directed by Thomas Vincent Films set in Dunkirk 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub