Ship of Fools (1965)

Ship of Fools is a classic movie that won two Academy Awards. Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret and José Ferrer, Lee Marvin, Jose Greco, and George Segal are the principal stars in this movie adaptation of the Katherine Ann Porter novel of the same name. I enjoyed seeing this movie again because of the great acting and unique story. For those who have not seen this movie, it takes place in 1933 on a German ship that is transporting the cast of characters from Mexico to Germany. Additionally, about six hundred Spanish farm workers are on the ship because of bad economic times in Mexico.

The entire film follows the interactions and relationships of the passengers. As the title suggests, the movie and book focuses on the foolishness of most human interactions. It covers the full spectrum of interactions including those of the family, male-female, different religions, different nationalities, old-young, . . . This movie will give you a lot to think about in the future.