Armando Brancia, Ciccio Ingrassia, Magali Noël
A carnivalesque portrait of provincial Italy during the Fascist period, Federico Fellini's most personal film satirizes his youth and turns daily life into a circus of social rituals, adolescent desir...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 3, 1998
Stats: 728 reviews
Almost every frame of Fellini's film is a painting that could stand on its own. His command of lighting is amazing. All of this even with the cheeky subject matter...
"Amarcord" is hosted by a character named The Lawyer (Luigi Rossi), who traces the origins of the town of Romagna back to 268 B.C.. The film centers around the town, based on Rimini, where Fellini grew up, and the variety of characters within.
The Biondi family is the anchor po...( read more)
Seminal comedy of 30s life in a small Italian town. As a Brit the caricatures remind me of the "Carry On" series, "Carry on Mussolini" perhaps, but I can see why the Mediterranean types like it so much. "Voglio una donnaaaa!"
Il s'était produit au milieu du film comme une parenthèse d'absolu, d'infini et de sublime, de ces instants que l'on voudrait éternels alors même qu'ils sont impalpables.
Fellini re visits his home town and the peculiar people living there. a magical and hilarious stay, an everlasting "festa per la dolce vita"
Fellini's personal jewel. An ultimate requiem of the soul and a nostalgic look at the human condition, this film is an extraordinary achievement of Italian classic filmmaking.
93/100
Bueno, es que esta verdaderamente cabrón que haya una pelicula de Fellini que no me guste, pero Amarcord es genial, aunque realmente no cuente una historia sino una sucesión de eventos donde los habitantes del pueblo son retratados con ese toque tan peculiar de Federico de darle...( read more)
A celebration of Fascist Italy, bodily functions and life in general. Maybe not a celebration, but. . .just read the plot summary at the top of the page, I may be lazy but I'm not lazy enough to include the entire premise in the middle of a review.
A totally accessible film. It deals directly, hilariously, and sometimes poignantly with the good people of this small town. full review
This movie puts you into a world like no other. It's one of the few films you don't want to end.
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