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Ginger & Rosa

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
11K
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Ginger & Rosa (2012)
A look at the lives of two teenage girls — inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms.
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A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine t... Read allA look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
11K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sally Potter
  • Writer
    • Sally Potter
  • Stars
    • Elle Fanning
    • Alice Englert
    • Annette Bening
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sally Potter
  • Writer
    • Sally Potter
  • Stars
    • Elle Fanning
    • Alice Englert
    • Annette Bening
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 161Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations

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    Trailer 2:11
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    Elle Fanning and Alice Englert in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Timothy Spall in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Annette Bening and Elle Fanning in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Alice Englert in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Elle Fanning and Alice Englert in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Elle Fanning and Alice Englert in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Annette Bening, Oliver Platt, and Timothy Spall in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Alessandro Nivola in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Annette Bening, Oliver Platt, Timothy Spall, and Elle Fanning in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Annette Bening in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Christina Hendricks in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Elle Fanning and Alice Englert in Ginger & Rosa (2012)

    Top cast

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    Elle Fanning
    Elle Fanning
    • Ginger
    Alice Englert
    Alice Englert
    • Rosa
    Annette Bening
    Annette Bening
    • Bella
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Mark Two
    Christina Hendricks
    Christina Hendricks
    • Natalie
    Jodhi May
    Jodhi May
    • Anoushka
    Alessandro Nivola
    Alessandro Nivola
    • Roland
    Luke Cloud
    • Rosa's Father
    Poppy Bloor
    • Young Ginger
    Magdalene Mountford
    • Young Rosa
    Ray Lonnen
    Ray Lonnen
    • Radio Announcer
    Brock Everitt-Elwick
    • Beatnik
    Max Scully
    Max Scully
    • Beatnik
    Marcus Shakesheff
    Marcus Shakesheff
    • Teddy Boy in Car
    Charlie Smith
    • Teddy Boy in Car
    Rupert Rixon
    • Boy on Beach
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Mark
    Andrew Hawley
    Andrew Hawley
    • Tony
    • Director
      • Sally Potter
    • Writer
      • Sally Potter
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Elle Fanning had her first screen kiss on this movie.
    • Goofs
      Ginger and Rosa supposedly ride upon a whirling children's roundabout, and yet their hair isn't blown about by the wind.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Ginger: [sitting writing in notebook] We had a dream... that we would always be best friends. When we were born... for some it was the end. Now it seems there may not be tomorrow. But despite the horror... and the sorrow... I love our world. I want us all to live. Now, Rosa, you've asked me to forgive. One day, if Mum survives this bitter night... then we shall meet again, and I will say... I loved you, Rosa. Don't you see? But we are different. You dream of everlasting love. Not me. Because what really matters, is to live. And if we do... there will be nothing to forgive.

      Roland: [sitting nearby] What are you writing?

      Ginger: Oh, a poem... about the future.

      Roland: I'm sorry, Ginger. I'm so sorry.

      Ginger: [continues to writing] But I'll forgive you anyway.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.63 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      L'il Darlin
      Performed by Count Basie

      Written by Neal Hefti

      © Cinephonic Music Co Ltd

      Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd

    User reviews48

    Review
    Top review
    A well-told tale of teenage rebellion and anguish in 1962, but it could be NOW!
    Ginger & Rosa is a deceptive title because this slight tale is intensely about Ginger (Elle Fanning), whose life is affected by Rosa (Alice Englert), but still defined by her own sense of herself and her notions of right and wrong.

    A minimalist treatment of seventeen-year old Ginger as she faces crises personal and global, this portrait captures her emergence from happy childhood, certified by a perpetual smile, into a thoughtful young woman whose demeanor reflects her growing cynicism about the world and the people she loves.

    Her London and the world in 1962 are awash in nuclear fear, crystallized in the Cuban Missile Crisis; Ginger is deeply concerned about the potential of the end of that world, so much so that she attends a rally for nuclear disarmament. Her father, Roland, is a free thinker who has influenced her autonomous thinking but whose own libertarian ways threaten Ginger's sense of the right balance as she sees it.

    Leaving her mother to stay with her father in effect untethers her from maternal protection and throws her into a world where even her best friend, Rosa can no longer provide her a sense of security. As Ginger loses faith in her father, her best friend also threatens to blast her sense of proportion in a growingly hostile world.

    The common antidote for this cynicism is forgiveness, as the world both macro and micro, is rife with disappointment. The minimalism doesn't always work in the film's favor, for the development of the plot, begging a full resolution of Ginger's relationship to the world, her family, and her friend, leaves me needing another ninety minutes.

    Ginger and Rosa, better than any other films of its kind in recent memory, carries the angst of the '60's in to 2013, and while obsession with the bomb has faded, the disappointments of young teenage girls over the imperfect world are constant and their optimism still intact: "Despite the horror and sorrow, I love our world." (Ginger)
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    • jdesando
    • Apr 1, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Denmark
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Kent Film Office
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ginger and Rosa
    • Filming locations
      • Dungeness, Kent, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Adventure Pictures
      • BBC Films
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,012,973
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,838
      • Mar 17, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,674,776
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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