Ginger & Fred

1986 [ITALIAN]

Comedy / Drama

5
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 5862 5.9K

dance act

Plot summary

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.

Director

Federico Fellini Photo
Federico Fellini

Top cast

Caterina Vertova Photo
Caterina Vertova as Girl
Giulietta Masina Photo
Giulietta Masina as Amelia Bonetti / Ginger
Antoine Saint-John Photo
Antoine Saint-John as Bandaged man
Davide Marotta Photo
Davide Marotta as Nano nella festa finale
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1.14 GB
1280*720
Italian 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds 3
2.12 GB
1918*1080
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles it  
23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by blanche-2 7 / 10

sweet Fellini film

Marcello Mastroianni and Giulietta Masina star in "Ginger and Fred" from 1986, directed by Federico Fellini.Amelia and Pippo once had a successful act imitating Fred and Ginger. Thirty years after their act, they are asked to dance in a special Christmas show for TV called "We Are Proud To Present."It's a real freak show with the most bizarre acts you've ever seen, including a priest who left the priesthood and is now engaged, a man of the cloth who can levitate himself, lookalikes - some very strange acts.Amelia and Pippo not only danced together but were involved. However Amelia married, had a daughter and is now widowed. Pippo married as well.Amelia is worried that Pippo isn't up to the dancing, and when the power goes out in the theater, the two consider bolting.Bittersweet film with marvelous acting and real chemistry between the two.Masina was married to Fellini and died five months after he did.
Reviewed by nihilistdude2000 7 / 10

A "modern" Fellini film - surprisingly good

This wasn't a bad film, though those without previous knowledge of Fellini's films may not like it as much. Giuletta Masina and Marcello Mastroani give their usual great performances. I actually thought Marcello gave one of his better performances here, in that he displayed a great comedic timing. I am mostly familiar with Fellini's pre-1970 films so I was not sure how a film made in the 1980's would do (given how much cinema had changed from the 50's/60's to the 80's), but he still delivers an enjoyable film, thanks in large part to good acting by the two leads. I enjoyed the satirical attack on television and the modern era (advertisting, etc.), which I happen to strongly agree with. The TV show scene near the end contains your typical Fellini "magic" and aesthetics, so I enjoyed that as well. This is by no means comparable to Fellini's masterpieces, but is still a well-made and enjoyable film, and more accessible than some of his more outrageous stuff he's made in past years. 7/10.
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