A kaleidoscopic celebration of the 1980 Notting Hill Carnival. Arts Council of Great Britain.
Grove Carnival is of 0 hour(s) and 18 minute(s). It is Produced By: Arts Council of Great Britain, Isha Films. It was released on 1981-01-01.
Genres: Documentary
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