E la nave va (1983)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Federico Fellini

Writers:

Federico Fellini (writer) and
Tonino Guerra (writer)

Release Date:

7 October 1983 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | War

Plot:

In July 1914 a luxury liner leaves Italy with the ashes of the famous opera singer Tetua. The boat is filled with her friends...

Plot Keywords:

Opera | Singer | Refugee | WWI | Sea

Awards:

10 wins

Cast

Freddie Jones	...	Orlando
Barbara Jefford	...	Ildebranda Cuffari
Victor Poletti	...	Aureliano Fuciletto
Peter Cellier	...	Sir Reginald J. Dongby
Elisa Mainardi	...	Teresa Valegnani
Norma West	...	Lady Violet Dongby Albertini
Paolo Paoloni	...	Il Maestro Albertini
Sarah-Jane Varley	...	Dorotea
Fiorenzo Serra	...	Il Granduca
Pina Bausch	...	La Principessa Lherimia
Pasquale Zito	...	Il Conte di Bassano
Linda Polan	...	Ines Ruffo Saltini
Philip Locke	...	Il Primo Ministro
Jonathan Cecil	...	Ricotin
Maurice Barrier	...	Ziloev

Also Known As:

And the Ship Sails On (USA)
E la nave va di Federico Fellini (Italy) (closing credits title)
Et vogue le navire... (France)

Runtime:

132 min | Argentina:128 min | Sweden:118 min | USA:128 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | German | Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Italy:T | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:0 (canton of the Grisons) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)

Trivia:

According to an excerpt from the book “I, Fellini”, Fellini was uncertain about casting 'Freddie Jones (I)' in the role of Orlando, mainly for the fact that he would be a British type within a Mediterranean setting. When he saw an advertisement for an ice cream carrying the brand name Orlando on the sign of a bus, Fellini took it as a favorable omen and Jones got the part.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)

Watch this instead of Titanic

Fellini accomplishes more in the first 15 minutes than many directors accomplish in a film. His ending (as always) is equally superb. Don't think I'm suggesting the middle is poor! Watch this instead of Titanic.