[The film] is to most movies what the Folies-Bergere was to the theater, a celebration of spectacle, even when it exists only for its own sake.
And the Ship Sails On
One of the world's great directors invites you to join him on a voyage...
1983 · 2h 8m · PG
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Federico Fellini
Overview
In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.
Director and cast
- Federico Fellini Director
- Freddie Jones as Orlando
- Barbara Jefford as Ildebranda Cuffari
- Fred Williams as Sabatino Lepori
- Peter Cellier as Sir Reginald J. Dongby
- Victor Poletti as Aureliano Fuciletto
- Elisa Mainardi as Teresa Valegnani
- Norma West as Lady Violet Dongby Albertini
- Pina Bausch as Principessa Lherimia
- Paolo Paoloni as Il Maestro Albertini
- Maurice Barrier as Ziolev
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Obviously, it isn't the intellectual content that's meant to carry the picture, but even Fellini's elaborate visuals seem timid and uninspired this time around.
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