And the Ship Sails On

It seems odd for Fellini to have picked the Belle Epoque to be the subject of his satirical eye. Ending more than seventy years before And the Ship Sails On‘s production and ending six years before Fellini’s birth, La Belle Epoque was a Franco-centric period marked by peace and cultural and technological advancements. It all came crashing down with the violence and bloodshed of World War I. And it’s on this cruise from Italy to a small island, designed to honor the recently departed and grea...