Ginger & Rosa

PG-13

2/1/20131h 30m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Friendship pulled them together. Love tore them apart. ~

Overview:

A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.

Director:

Sally Potter

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$1,005,700.00

Key words:

poem
cold war
female friendship
troubled teen
protest march
political protest
woman director
1960s
gay relationship
cautionary
teenager
depressing

Cast

Elle Fanning

~ as ~

Ginger

Alice Englert

~ as ~

Rosa

Christina Hendricks

~ as ~

Natalie

Alessandro Nivola

~ as ~

Roland

Timothy Spall

~ as ~

Mark

Annette Bening

~ as ~

Bella

Jodhi May

~ as ~

Anoushka

Oliver Platt

~ as ~

Mark Two

Oliver Milburn

~ as ~

Roger

Greg Bennett

~ as ~

Demo Policeman

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
Very finely acted, but 'Ginger & Rosa' ends up being something that wouldn't look out of place on 'EastEnders'.

I'll start with the positives. The cast are terrific. Elle Fanning (Ginger) and Alice Englert (Rosa) are very good together, both impress. Alessandro Nivola gives a strong performance also. Away from them, I really enjoy how it's all filmed visually.

The plot, meanwhile, isn't the greatest. It builds up fairly nicely, though unfortunately concludes in more soap opera fashion; just against a deafening backdrop of politics and war. It isn't anything particularly bad, I did enjoy it, but it definitely cheapens events a tad; especially as it feels like the filmmakers are aiming for something more deeper in meaning.

I'd still say this is worth a watch, admittedly that's mainly thanks to Fanning & Co.