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Ginger and Fred

The movie that watches television through the eyes of Fellini.

1986 · 2h 5m · PG-13 Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by Federico Fellini

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Overview

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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82%
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Fresh

When, as happens on several occasions, Amelia and Pippo become an integral part of the impressionistic film that surrounds them, instead of just being witnesses to it, Ginger and Fred ranks with the best work Mr. Fellini has ever done.

Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh

The film isn't a particularly pleasurable experience (the satire of television is broad and wayward, and the attempts to wring pathos from Ginger and Fred's geriatric infirmities fall far short of the mark), but it does have a cranky, old-man's integrity.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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