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Ginger and Fred

1986 · 125 min

A wistful, gently absurd drift through a garish TV studio, watching two old performers cling to vanished glamour with tender melancholy.

Directed by: Federico Fellini
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Giulietta Masina, Marcello Mastroianni, Franco Fabrizi

Tagline: The movie that looks at television through the eyes of Fellini.
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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Directed by: Federico Fellini
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Giulietta Masina, Marcello Mastroianni, Franco Fabrizi

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: aging
memory
celebrity
media
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Federico Fellini
Written by: Tonino Guerra, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli
Starring: Giulietta Masina, Marcello Mastroianni, Franco Fabrizi, Friedrich von Ledebur, Augusto Poderosi, Martin Maria Blau, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Totò Mignone
Music: Nicola Piovani
Cinematography: Tonino Delli Colli, Ennio Guarnieri
Runtime: 125 min
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Languages: English, Italian

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