Ginger & Rosa
Ginger & Rosa is a 2012 drama film written and directed by Sally Potter and starring Christina Hendricks, available on DVD.
Sally Potter's latest film is an evocative and beautifully shot portrait of post-war Britain, as seen through the eyes of Elle Fanning's impressionable young teenager. She plays Ginger, who finds herself increasingly estranged from her mother (Christina Hendricks) and drawn further into the world of her pacifist and anti-nuclear activist father (Alessandro Nivola). However, her friendship with the fiery Rosa (Alice Englert) is severely tested by his unconventional lifestyle and their relationship threatens to explode like the bomb that threatens them all… The result is a passionate, moving and intelligent examination of political and personal responsibility, portrayed in exquisite detail by some of the greatest acting and directing talents.
Critic Reviews:
- " The story's emotional vortex gives both Marx and Freud and run for their money. " – Brian D. Johnson
- " Director Sally Potter cares deeply about Ginger, an innocent about to lose it – it's all over the way she captures her on camera. " – Kelly Jane Torrance
- " You won't find many movies about teenage girls more perceptive than Ginger & Rosa by the English filmmaker Sally Potter. " – John Powers