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Synopsis
New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras 2006, its first after Katrina, despite doubts and debates about whether it could or even should go on. Todd Berger is not a native, but he examines the city’s premier celebration without drifting into cliche. Several of the usual suspects—Blaine Kern, Henri Schindler, Arthur Hardy, Mr. “King Cake” Gambino—tell us “what Carnival’s for.” Others explain that differences in that year’s Carnival illustrated how the City was still affected by Katrina; for example, there were few high school bands because most of the schools were still closed. Inspired camerawork captures the feel of floats and flambeaux, and an original soundtrack by Mr. Quintron provides an other-worldly effect that is eerily appropriate.
