Me being who I am, it's interesting that the last time I saw this particular culture--a sort of feverish permanent vacation/celebration, reminding me strongly of that Simpsons Jurassic Park/Westworld episode in which there's a bar where it's New Year's every twenty minutes; "You must have so much fun working here!" Marge exclaims to a passing waiter, who pleads "Kill me, please kill me"--it was in the background of Boardwalk Empire's Atlantic City, and around exactly the same time. Which in turn leads me to posit Viktor and Mordecai getting stuck in that confetti storm in the Criterion site excerpt, which never goes anywhere good.;)