Ginger & Rosa

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

2012 1h 30m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 251

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Synopsis

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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.

“Friendship pulled them together. Love tore them apart.”

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Cast

Elle Fanning
Ginger
Alice Englert
Rosa
Christina Hendricks
Natalie
Alessandro Nivola
Roland
Timothy Spall
Mark
Annette Bening
Bella
Jodhi May
Anoushka
Oliver Platt
Mark Two

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sally Potter
Writers: Sally Potter, Walter Donohue
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Canada, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sally Potter, shot by Robbie Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anders Refn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Elle Fanning and Alice Englert and Christina Hendricks carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Friendship pulled them together. Love tore them apart.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2115295 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sally Potter directs. Robbie Ryan behind the camera. Anders Refn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 14 years ago.
3International production across 4 countries: Canada, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom.
4Directed by Sally Potter, shot by Robbie Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Anders Refn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Elle Fanning and Alice Englert and Christina Hendricks carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Friendship pulled them together. Love tore them apart.".
8IMDB entry: tt2115295 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "poem", "cold war", "female friendship", "troubled teen".

The technical file

Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Editing: Anders Refn
Production design: Carlos Conti
Costume design: Holly Waddington
VFX supervisor: Martin Madsen
Sound: Anne Jensen
Stunt coordinator: James O'Donnell
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Box office: $1,005,700
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Ginger & Rosa (2012)

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r96sk2020-09-07
★ 7/10
Very finely acted, but <em>'Ginger & Rosa'</em> ends up being something that wouldn't look out of place on <em>'EastEnders'</em>. 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.

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