And the Ship Sails On (1983)

Original title

E la nave va

Directed by

Federico Fellini

Genre

drama film, comedy film, war film, musical film, pritcha

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 164 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of mourners who were friends of a famous opera singer travel together on a luxury ship to scatter her ashes. The story follows their interactions and the odd events that unfold during the voyage.

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What happens

And the Ship Sails On (Italian: E la nave va) is a 1983 Italian film directed and co-written by Federico Fellini. It depicts the events on board a luxury liner filled with the friends of a deceased opera singer who have gathered to mourn her. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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