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Freddie Jones, Barbara Jefford, Victor Poletti , Peter Cellier, Elisa Mainardi ... see more see more... , Paolo Paolini , Sarah Jane Varley , Florenzo Serra , Pina Bausch , Pasquale Zito , Linda Polan , Philip Locke , Jonathan Cecil , Maurice Barrier , Fred Williams , Janet Suzman , Norma West , Paolo Paoloni

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, pol... read more read more...iticians, 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 War I. The ship sails on an artificial ocean against an artificial sky, crafted by art director Dante Ferretti in the studios of Cinecitta, with a result that is both disconcerting and oddly comforting. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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PG, 2 hr. 12 min.

Directed by: Federico Fellini, Mike Hodges

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DVD Release Date: August 24, 1999

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  • SirPant
    November 16, 2011
    SirPant
    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

    Orland... read moreo the journalist aboard a ship full of colourful mourners attending the funeral at sea of one of the worlds greatest Opera singers. Even the premise screams brilliant comedy and it certainly doesn't disappoint, the ending being particularly memorable and absolutely brilliant.
  • arashxak
    October 27, 2008
    arashxak
    Better than Intervista but still not that interesting
  • kenstachnik
    July 15, 2008
    kenstachnik
    A very interesting film but very uneven, the opening is fantastic though...
  • jazzmonk
    February 28, 2007
    jazzmonk
    I like Fellini, and this is more Fellini. If you like Fellini, you'll like this. This one is his spin on Ship of Fools.

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

[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. Full Review

Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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. Full Review

Ken Hanke
September 22, 2009
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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

Dennis Schwartz
February 27, 2009
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Veers from the tedious to the fascinating. Full Review

August 29, 2006
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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... Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
July 23, 2003
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

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

Dan Jardine
January 1, 2000
Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide

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

Emanuel Levy
August 12, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
December 30, 2002
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Geoff Andrew
January 26, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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