Review of Ginger and Fred (1986) by Cecily H — 27 Apr 2007
Giulietta Masina and Marcello Mastroianni play Rogers and Astaire imitators who are professionally reunited after being apart for some 35 years. Masina and Mastroianni, themselves in their golden years here, are finely and most appropriately cast as figures from a nostalgic long ago.
Fellini definitely is no fan of the television generation that has displaced true entertainers like Ginger and Fred, and as Masina says in the end, "We will never dance again." In fact, both actors were very near the end of their careers and their lives.
I'll label this one "bittersweet" as well.
This review of Ginger and Fred (1986) was written by Cecily H on 27 Apr 2007.
Ginger and Fred has generally received positive reviews.
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