1986 · comedy · drama
Ginger and Fred
Directed by Federico Fellini2h 5m1986
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.
Our read: Ginger and Fred (1986) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded comedy · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, steady, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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“You want Fellini's nostalgic satire on aging dancers and trashy television.”
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