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Italian | Ginger e Fred |
Directed by | Federico Fellini |
Screenplay by | Federico Fellini Tonino Guerra Tullio Pinelli |
Story by | Federico Fellini Tonino Guerra |
Produced by |
Alberto Grimaldi Heinz Bibo |
Starring | |
Cinematography |
Tonino Delli Colli Ennio Guarnieri |
Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
Music by |
Nicola Piovani Irving Berlin Jerome Kern Lorenz Hart |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Countries | Italy France West Germany |
Languages | Italian English |
Box office | $837,623 [1] |
Ginger and Fred ( Italian: Ginger e Fred) is a 1986 comedy-drama film written and directed by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni and Giulietta Masina. [2]
The title is a reference to the American dancing couple Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The two leads portray Italian impersonators of Astaire and Rogers who reunite after thirty years of retirement for a vulgar and bizarre television extravaganza.
The film was the subject of a trademark claim in the United States by Ginger Rogers, who claimed in Rogers v. Grimaldi that the film violated her Lanham Act trademark rights, right of publicity, and was a " false light" defamation. [3] The Second Circuit rejected this claim, finding that "suppressing an artistically relevant though ambiguous[ly] title[d] film" on trademark grounds would "unduly restrict expression." [4]
Amelia and Pippo were once together famous as dancers, imitating Ginger Rogers' and Fred Astaire's dance routines. Thirty years after they've retired, they team up one more time for a live TV show. Although this reunion is overshadowed by Pippo's lack of stamina, their performance is well-received and revives their popularity for another day.
Ginger and Fred has an approval rating of 77% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10. [5]
Ginger and Fred was nominated for best foreign film awards in 1986 by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, [6] as well as the 1987 Golden Globes and BAFTA. Masina received a David di Donatello for Best Actress award for her role (1986).