And the Ship Sails On
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- surreal
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Neutral, measured, measured drama / comedy, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.
How every film is hand-scored →In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.
Our read · And the Ship Sails On (1983) reads as a neutral, measured, surreal drama · comedy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.
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“You want Fellini's surreal WWI cruise of opera ghosts, absurdity, and beauty.”
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