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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