E la nave va
And the Ship Sails On

In Fellini’s quirky, imaginative fable, a motley crew of European aristocrats (and a lovesick rhinoceros!) board a luxurious ocean liner on the eve of World War I to scatter the ashes of a beloved diva. Fabricated entirely in Rome’s famed Cinecittà studios, And the Ship Sails On (E la nave va) reaches spectacular new visual heights with its stylized re-creation of a decadent bygone era.
Source: The Criterion Collection
Film ID
ff0055
Year
1983
Duration
132 min
Language
Italian
Colour
Colour
Genre
Opera, Comedy, Surrealist, Historical
Fellini’s Role
Screenwriter, Director
People
Director
Federico Fellini
Producer
Franco Cristaldi, RAI (Rome), Vides Produzione (Rome), Gaumont (Paris)
Story
Tonino Guerra, Federico Fellini
Screenplay
Tonino Guerra, Federico Fellini
Cast
Freddie Jones, Norma West, Barbara Jefford, Peter Cellier, Maurice Barrier, Jonathan Cecil, Victor Poletti, Jean Schlegel
Music
Gianfranco Plenizio
Additional Notes
Screenplay in collaboration with Andrea Zanzotto
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