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Everybody Rides the Carousel

"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.

Top Cast

  • Alvin Epstein

    Alvin Epstein

    Prologue (voice)

  • Jenny Lumet

    Jenny Lumet

    Stage 4 (voice)

  • Meryl Streep

    Meryl Streep

    Stage 6 (voice)

  • Pablo Casals

    Pablo Casals

    Stage 7 (voice)

  • Dinah Manoff

    Dinah Manoff

    Stage 7 (voice)

  • Lawrence Pressman

    Lawrence Pressman

    Stage 7 (voice)

  • John Randolph

    John Randolph

    Stage 7 (voice)

  • Jack Gilford

    Jack Gilford

    Stage 8 (voice)

  • Juanita Moore

    Juanita Moore

    Stage 8 (voice)

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.

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