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Carousel

1956 · 128 min

A bittersweet, sweeping musical that balances soaring songs with a somber story of love, loss, and the chance to make things right.

Tagline
More than your eyes have ever seen!
Overview
Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying the problem; but before he may go, he has to get permission from the gatekeeper by telling him his story. Adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical.
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • redemption
  • grief
  • family
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism4
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
music, romance
Directed by
Henry King
Written by
Henry Ephron, Phoebe Ephron
Starring
Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Ruick, Claramae Turner, Robert Rounseville, Gene Lockhart, Audrey Christie
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
128 min
Country
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Languages
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