Movie

Everybody Rides the Carousel

1976 · 72 min

A poetic, contemplative animated journey through life's stages that feels like a gentle, introspective ride.

Overview: "Everybody Rides the Carousel" invites the viewer along on eight "rides" through the different stages of life. Based on the work by Erik Erikson, one of the most influential psychoanalytic theorists of this century, the film explores the inner feelings and conflicted emotions experienced during each stage of personality development. With distinctive and poetic animation, John and Faith Hubley visualize the conflicts, joys, problems and delights we all experience on the carousel of life.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, coming-of-age, family, aging
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
family
aging
healing
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: animated
anthology
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild