Ginger and Fred

Ginger and Fred

1986 · 125 min · IT · PG-13 · 6.9 (116 votes)
Dir. Federico Fellini · Starring Giulietta Masina, Marcello Mastroianni, Franco Fabrizi, Friedrich von Ledebur, Augusto Poderosi, Martin Maria Blau · Music Nicola Piovani

The movie that watches television through the eyes of Fellini.

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Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act, imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, on a TV variety show.

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A poignant, melancholic look at aging performers revisiting their past. It's a bittersweet dance with memory, exploring the artifice of show business and the quiet dignity of fading stars. A wistful, elegiac experience.

melancholicnostalgicbittersweetwistfulslow-burnEuropean arthousecharacter studyelegiacfading gloryartifice vs. realitymemoryperformance
dance act
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