Ginger and Fred
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Ginger and Fred |
| Original title | Ginger e Fred |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| length | 122 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Federico Fellini |
| script | Federico Fellini Tonino Guerra |
| production |
Alberto Grimaldi Heinz Bibo |
| music | José Padilla Nicola Piovani |
| camera |
Tonino Delli Colli Ennio Guarnieri |
| cut |
Nino Baragli Ugo De Rossi Ruggero Mastroianni |
| occupation | |
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Ginger and Fred is a film satire by the Italian director Federico Fellini from 1986. Federico Fellini wrote the screenplay with Tonino Guerra . The main roles were played by Giulietta Masina and Marcello Mastroianni .
action
In the 1940s and 1950s, Amelia Bonetti (Giulietta Masina) and Pippo Botticella (Marcello Mastroianni) were a well-known dance couple who were also privately involved. They had their greatest success with imitations of the tap dance numbers by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire . They haven't seen each other since their split in the 1950s, though, and that only happened thirty years later in Rome . Both are supposed to appear together for the last time as "Ginger and Fred" in the television show Ed ecco a voi . Although Ed ecco a voi is a big, well-known show, neither of them know what to expect. Only shortly beforehand do they find out, for example, that they are not supposed to have a main appearance, but should only introduce another: that of an ancient admiral who is revered as a hero . Soon they find themselves in a panopticon of peculiarities and bizarre things: among other things, an inventor of edible underwear, a cow with twenty teats, a dwarf ballet, a flying monk and a mafia boss sentenced to thirty years in prison are presented. While Amelia insists on her old role as an artist and has to put up with numerous humiliations and dismissals for this, Pippo claims from the outset to do the whole thing for the money and even stages his weaknesses. An improvised rehearsal in a washroom that has been closed due to renovation turns into a disaster. After the performance, which was nevertheless successfully completed with some effort, the two separate again.
| "Ginger and Fred" on stage |
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| Federico Fellini , 1986 |
| Film image on cinema.de
Link to the picture |
During the show, short pseudo commercials are cut into the film to emphasize the television character.
background
- Ginger and Fred was the opening film of the Berlin International Film Festival in 1986 .
- The character of Admiral Aulenti was the last role for Friedrich von Ledebur (made famous as South Sea Islander Queequeg in Moby Dick , 1956).
- Giulietta Masina was Fellini's wife until his death in 1993.
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Film music
The composer of the film music is Nicola Piovani . The following list refers to the soundtrack LP released by Varese Sarabande in 1986 .
- page 1
- Ginger And Fred Prelude (2:53)
- Natale's Pig Legs (3:03)
- The Night Of The Dwarfs (1:24)
- In The TV Motel (5:33)
- Rekindling The Flame (3:23)
- Page 2
- Ginger And Fred (2:46)
- The Van Of Lookalikes (1:11)
- The Big Show (5:04)
- Dance Potpourri (1:50)
- Ginger And Fred Finale At The Station / Rock Repetition (3:56)
- Rock Satellite (3:21)
Reviews
Fellini's late work, the title of which is reminiscent of the legendary dance couple Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, is still understood today as an accurate satire on a form of television entertainment that focuses on peculiarities and tastelessness. The two main actors embody the "alternative" in at least two respects: On the one hand, because they represent a phase in entertainment history in which value was still placed on grace and artistic talent, but also because of their moving humanity, which increasingly flattened under the conditions TV formats is no longer in demand.
"Fellini combines his satire on the unculture of organized mass television and advertising with a wistful and moving reflection on the loss of humanity in the age of consumer society. Formally of overwhelming visual power, the film is also a farewell to a certain kind of artistry. " ( Lexicon of International Films ).
The accurate satire on the unculture of organized mass entertainment is one of Federico Fellini's unforgettable masterpieces. The performances of Fellini's wife Giulietta Masina and Marcello Mastroianni in the leading roles are also brilliant. The actress Ginger Rogers, Hollywood's dream couple par excellence with Fred Astaire in the 1940s, sued the film at the time because she saw personal rights affected. However, the lawsuit was dismissed because the film has nothing to do with the dancer's life. (Prism Online)
Awards
- 1986: David di Donatello in the categories of Best Actor (Mastroianni), Best Costumes and Best Film Music as well as the René Clair Prize for Federico Fellini
- 1986: Nastro d'Argento des Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani in the categories of Best Lead Actor (Mastroianni), Best Lead Actress (Masina), Best Costumes and Best Set
- 1987: Golden Globe : Nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category
- 1987: BAFTA Award : Nominated in the category Best Foreign Language Film
Others
A house in Prague designed by Frank Gehry is called Ginger and Fred (also known as the Dancing House ) .
Web links
- Ginger and Fred in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Remarks
- ↑ Dubbed Version : Everything for you
- ↑ inconsistency: At 12:43:14 is on a hotel forecourt Wunderkuh seen with 20 teats, at 01:22:09 the assistant director is corrected to 18, after he said 15 (DVD: Ginger and Fred . Praesens film 2007) .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b DVD: Ginger and Fred , Praesens-Film, 2007
- ^ Nicola Piovani (1986): Ginger and Fred. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [LP], Beverly Hills: Varese Sarabande (STV-81277) See also: discogs.com: Nicola Piovani - Ginger & Fred - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack accessed June 19, 2016
- ↑ Ginger and Fred. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .