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E la nave Va (And the Ship Sails On) (1983)

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This evocative look at a 1914 ocean voyage to scatter the ashes of a world-famous opera singer (Janet Suzman) is by turns charming, funny, and bizarre. Among the ship's passengers are aristocrats, politicians, singers, and a rhinoceros. Their episodic interactions form the core of the film, with complications (including a group of refugee Serbs boarding the vessel) carefully orchestrated by screenwriters Federico Fellini and Tonino Guerra to highlight the decay of European society prior to World

PG, 2 hr. 12 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Federico Fellini , Mike Hodges

Written By: Federico Fellini, Catherine Breillat

On DVD: Aug 24, 1999

Cast

Freddie Jones
Orlando
Barbara Jefford
Ildebranda Cuffari
Victor Poletti
Fuciletto
Peter Cellier
Sir Reginald
Elisa Mainardi
Teresa Valegnani
Paolo Paolini
Orchestra conductor
Sarah Jane Varley
Dorothy
Florenzo Serra
Grand Duke of Harzock
Pina Bausch
Princess Lheremia
Pasquale Zito
Count of Bassano
Linda Polan
Ines Ione
Philip Locke
Prime Minister
Jonathan Cecil
Ricotin
Maurice Barrier
Ziloev
Fred Williams
Lepori
Janet Suzman
Edmea Tetua
Norma West
Violet Dongby
Paolo Paoloni
Maestro Albertini

Critic Reviews for E la nave Va (And the Ship Sails On)

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[The film] is to most movies what the Folies-Bergere was to the theater, a celebration of spectacle, even when it exists only for its own sake.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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Obviously, it isn't the intellectual content that's meant to carry the picture, but even Fellini's elaborate visuals seem timid and uninspired this time around.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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For a movie that revels in its very artificiality, And the Ship Sails On possesses an astonishing emotional resonance in its last scenes.

September 22, 2009 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Veers from the tedious to the fascinating.

February 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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The picture is worth watching, if only for the scenes with the rhino and the lengthy opening sequence, which begins as a scratchy, sepia-toned silent film that gradually but gloriously develops into a colorful sound picture.

August 29, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Can be seen as a highly imaginative history lesson of the passing of an era

July 23, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

A lesser Fellini is still much greater than most of the product presented for our consumption.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Dan Jardine

Apollo Guide

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A fantastic character piece by Federico Fellini, could this be one of the most overlooked films of all time? For me, this is definitely one of his funnier films, Freddie Jones steals the show as the quirky, often surreal narrator who goes from character to character as Orlando the journalist aboard a ship full of

November 16, 2011