The film simply opts for cheap lyrical reconciliation and a shrug. A lovely, open performance from 14yearold elle fanning, playing a troubled british teenager at the time of the october missile crisis. Elle fanning plays ginger, who finds herself increasingly estranged from her mother and drawn further into the world of her pacifist and antinuclear activist father. In this film, told almost entirely in iambic pentameter, she is a scientist in a. Hendricks natalie is almost a better choice for the films focal point. Sally potters new feature, set in 1962 england, sketches the friendship between ginger elle fanning and her sultry pal rosa alice englert and then, against the backdrop of nuclear menace, goes on to observe gingers lesson in disillusionment. Mar 15, 20 he encourages gingers banthebomb activism, while rosa starts to take a very different interest in him. Directed by sally potter, stars elle fanning, alessandro nivola, christina hendricks, timothy spall, jodhi may, annette bening and alice englert. The title makes it sound as if the film is about two girls which it is, but only just.
Ginger elle fanning is drawn to poetry and protest, while rosa alice englert shows ginger how to smoke cigarettes, kiss boys and pray. But, thanks in no small part to elle fanning who is. Hartsvriendinnen ginger fanning en rosa englert kwamen in 1945 ter wereld in dezelfde londense verloskamer. Sally potter has made one distinguished film a version of virginia woolfs orlando starring tilda swinton and a couple that are fairly interesting, but. A24 is a film studio ive learned to inherently trust with 90 minutes of my time, no matter what the premise. Two teenage girls, ginger and rosa, are inseparable. Its an adult look at the teenage years, an examination of how personal emotions inform political action, a noteworthy change of pace for writerdirector sally potter and, most of all, the showcase for a performance by elle fanning as ginger that is little.
With the cold war looming over them, teen best pals ginger and rosa share everything in early 1960s london until betrayal drives them apart. Eventually ginger will discover a dark secret about rosa that threatens to upend the young womans life. Born in 1945 in the shadow of hiroshima, ginger and rosa grow up in a london of weary shortages of food, living space and cheer. He encourages gingers banthebomb activism, while rosa starts to take a very different interest in him. They play truant together, discuss religion, politics and hairstyles, and dream of lives bigger than their mothers frustrated domesticity. Together they skip school, do each others hair and talk about everything from politics to. Rosa is played by alice englert, daughter of the australian director jane campion, and the films tone is wonderfully maintained by dakota fannings younger sister elle as ginger, convincingly playing 17 at the age of. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Meanwhile, gingers pacifist father, roland alessandro nivola seems a romantic, bohemian figure to the girls. Who could have guessed swinging london and the beatles were on the way. Ginger and rosa 2012 sally potter one day, if mom survives this bitter night, then we shall meet again, and i will say, i loved you rosa. If you like quality acting then you should definitely buy the dvd of this film. Teens ginger and rosa are inseparable they skip school together, talk about everything from religion to fashion, and dream of having rich lives beyond the domestic setting.
Elle fanning gives a terrific performance in this powerful comingofage tale about a pair of teenage girls whose friendship is unnerved by the threat of nuclear war. Elle fanning gives a terrific performance in this powerful comingofage tale about a pair of teenage girls whose friendship is unnerved by. Ginger elle fanning is drawn to poetry and protest, while rosa alice englert shows ginger how to smoke cigarettes, kiss boys and. Two young british friends are inseparable during the early 1960s in london, until a. Ginger feels pulled to that side of life but is also caught up in the movement to ban the bomb. Ginger and rosa trailer elle fanning, christina hendricks. Its appropriate, given that the threat of nuclear war hangs over the entire film, and, particularly, main character ginger. As gingers parents fight and fall apart, ginger finds emotional sanctuary with a gay couple, both named mark timothy spall and oliver platt, and their american friend, the poet bella annette bening. The concept of life after death is a superstition, design to keep people happy with their limited existence and the present. Ginger and rosa trailer elle fanning, christina hendricks, annette bening. Together they skip school, do each others hair and talk about everything from politics to the. Sally potters most accessible film yet is a touching, perceptive drama about. But, as the cold war meets the sexual revolution, and the threat of nuclear holocaust escalates, the lifelong friendship of the two girls is shattered by the clash of desire and the.
This new film from director sally potter orlando also stars annette bening and christina hendricks. Rosa and ginger smile at each other, pleased at their complicity, then both turn and sit looking gloomily out to sea. Two young british friends are inseparable during the early 1960s in london, until a pivotal event comes to redefine their. Halfway through, the ground shifts, and all at once, ginger is front and center not that this is a tragedy, considering how well fanning. With the cold war looming over them, teen best pals ginger and rosa share. Ginger and rosa are teenage girls in the 60s and have vowed to always be the very best of friends. Teen movies, british movies, dramas, political dramas, independent movies. In 1945, teenager nat is giving birth in a hospital bed. 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 that comes to redefine their relationship. A lovely, open performance from 14yearold elle fanning, playing a troubled british teenager at the time of the october missile crisis in 1962, lifts this movie from sally potter. The only life is the one we have now, which is why we must seize it and live while we have the chance. As the cold war meets the sexual revolution in 1960s london, the lifelong friendship of two teenage girls elle fanning, alice englert is shattered by ideological differences and personal betrayals.
But as the cold war meets the sexual revolution, the lifelong friendship. Weve been in touch with the lovely peoples who have been working on the movie, and have been let in on an interview with writerdirector sally potter, who talks. Both rebel against their mothers jodhi may and christina hendricks. Elle fanning, alessandro nivola, christina hendricks. The big global issue of the the bomb is juxtaposed very well with the smaller interrelationships between the characters. But we are different, you dream of everlasting love. A look at the lives of two teenage girls inseparable friends ginger and rosa growing. The film premiered at the toronto international film festival on 7 september 2012, 5 and was released on 19 october 2012 in the united kingdom. As if adolescence didnt involve enough angst already, ginger, a politically minded teenager, has the atomic bomb to worry about. Rosa and ginger are sitting on a long wooden bench under a. Ginger and rosa are lifelong best friends they were born at the same time, while their mothers held hands and spend every waking moment together. But, thanks in no small part to elle fanning who is so goddamned good in everything she touches, i ended up liking this. Ginger, the protagonist, is an aspiring poet, and the film itself is structured a bit like a poem. The films core relationships are ginger and her parents, particularly her mother.
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