And the Ship Sails On

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And the Ship Sails On ★★★ El la Nave Va 1983 (PG)

On the eve of WWI, a group of devoted opera lovers take a luxury cruise to pay their respects to a recently deceased opera diva. Also on board is a group of fleeing Serbo-Croation freedom fighters. A charming and absurd autumnal homage-to-life by Fellini shot entirely in the studio. 130m/C VHS, DVD . IT Freddie Jones, Barbara Jefford, Janet Suzman, Peter Cellier, Philip Locke, Victor Poletti, Norma West; D: Federico Fellini; W: Federico Fellini, Tonino Guerra; C: Giuseppe Rotunno; M: Gianfranco Plenizio.