Ginger and Fred
| Ginger and Fred | |
|---|---|
 Italian film poster | |
| 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 |
Production companies |
|
| Distributed by |
|
Release date | January 13, 1986 (France) |
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 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]
Plot[]
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.
Cast[]
- Giulietta Masina as Amelia Bonetti (Ginger)
- Marcello Mastroianni as Pippo Botticella (Fred)
- Franco Fabrizi as Show host
- Friedrich von Ledebur as Admiral Aulenti
- Augusto Poderosi as transvestite
- Martin Maria Blau as assistant director
- Jacques Henri Lartigue as Brother Gerolamo
- Totò Mignone as Totò
- Ezio Marano as the intellectual
- Antoine Saint-John as bandaged man
- Friedrich von Thun as kidnapped tycoon
- Antonino Iuorio as TV inspector
- Barbara Scoppa as journalist
- Elisabetta Flumeri as journalist
- Salvatore Billa as Clark Gable
- Caterina Vertova
Reception[]
Ginger and Fred was nominated for best foreign film awards in 1986 by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures,[5] as well as the 1987 Golden Globes and BAFTA. Masina received a David di Donatello for Best Actress award for her role (1986).
See also[]
References[]
- ^ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gingerandfred.htm
- ^ "NY Times: Ginger and Fred". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. 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.
External links[]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ginger and Fred. |
- Ginger and Fred at IMDb
- Ginger and Fred at Rotten Tomatoes
- Ginger and Fred at the TCM Movie Database
- Ginger and Fred at AllMovie
| show Authority control  |
|---|
- 1986 films
- Italian films
- Italian satirical films
- Films directed by Federico Fellini
- Films about television
- Films about entertainers
- Cultural depictions of Fred Astaire
- Italian-language films
- Films set in Rome
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- 1986 comedy-drama films
- Italian comedy-drama films
- Films with screenplays by Federico Fellini
- Films with screenplays by Tonino Guerra
- Films produced by Alberto Grimaldi
- Transgender-related films
- Italian dance films
- 1980s dance films
- 1986 drama films
- 1986 comedy films
- Films scored by Nicola Piovani