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And the Ship Sails On

And the Ship Sails On • 2h 9m

Directed by Federico Fellini • 1984 • Italy

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.

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