Ginger and Fred
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 Italian film poster | |
| Directed by | Federico Fellini |
| Produced by |
Alberto Grimaldi Heinz Bibo |
| Screenplay by |
Federico Fellini Tonino Guerra Tullio Pinelli |
| Story by |
Federico Fellini Tonino Guerra |
| Starring | |
| Music by |
Nicola Piovani Irving Berlin Jerome Kern Lorenz Hart |
| Cinematography |
Tonino Delli Colli Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
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Release dates |
13 January 1986 (France:premiere) March 28, 1986 (US) |
Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country |
Italy France West Germany |
| Language |
Italian English |
| Box office | $837,623[1] |
Ginger and Fred (Italian: Ginger e Fred) is a 1986 comedy/drama film 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 movie is a complex and coherent indictment of the shallowness of commercial television, which, eager to squeeze commercials across every possible kind of program, deadens the viewers' ability to appreciate complex or thought-provoking themes.
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]
Plot
Amelia and Pippo were once together famous as dancers. Thirty years after they've retired they team up one more time for a 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.
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Reception
Ginger and Fred was nominated for Best Foreign Film of 1986 by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gingerandfred.htm
- ↑ "NY Times: Ginger and Fred". NY Times.com. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ↑ Rogers v. Grimaldi, 875 F.2d 994 (2d Cir. 1989).
- ↑ Rogers v. Grimaldi, 875 F.2d 994, at 1001.
- ↑ "1986 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
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