Amarcord

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Jacob B Mar 4 The best of Fellini’s later films. It features his signature stylized art direction, raunchy humor and episodic plotting that featured heavily in his later films. But it also has the humanity and kindness that features prominently in his early films. See more Ben D Jan 23 A movie of time (1930s Fascist Italy) and place (a fictional seaside town near the ancient remains of Rimini), Amarcord is Fellini’s semi-autobiographical story of meandering threads and ethereal townscapes. In the image of Woody Allen movies (or perhaps, vice-versa), the characters break the Fourth Wall, the camera wanders from conversation to conversation, and the plot feels more concerned about the the whole instead of the experiences of its parts. If there is a protagonist, it is Titta (Bruno Zanin), a teenage boy who gets himself entangled in teenage boy mishaps. It’s a comedy that skewers the absurdity of the Fascist period, from the impoverished to the powerful. The movie looks beautiful and if it weren’t for the chance of being randomly selected for torture at the hands of the Carabiniere, you’d want to transport yourself to this idyllic town and cavort with the locals. There’s probably more substance here than a typical viewer would extract, but they’re really coming for that feeling that so many films try to give but so few realize. Amarcord does it. See more Alexsander F 11/22/2024 O filme é um delírio coletivo, desses que só o Fellini consegue realizar com maestria, uma "película" para se assistir em estado de graça, em alguns momentos parece-me ser quase que um sonho, poético e belo. See more Kevin L @Lakeman 03/07/2024 This is Fellini 'remembering' his youth in the way we really do- as stitched together fragments of actual moments, together with our mis-remembered bits and embellished versions; and a dream or two along the way. It's bawdy, buxom, crude, playful, lusty, and at times out loud funny. It's also the Fellini fart film. Lots of gaseous guffaws, if that's your thing. And being Italy, Catholicism creeps about. The aura of that 'die now, pay later' faith fairly coats the movie at times. Seeing this at the cinema is really the way to go. Audiences laugh a lot and seem to truly appreciate what Fellini was doing with all this raucous realm of horny delinquents, endowed dames, and a mom and dad at their ropes' end. "Amarcord" is filmmaking you sink into and marinate in dish that's equal parts savory, salty, and sweet. 4.3 stars See more Andrea C 06/04/2023 Storie di vita quotidiana in uno dei capolavori di Fellini che crea dal nulla un racconto vero, in cui chiunque si può rispecchiare e capace di avvicinare il cinema alla realtà in maniera spaventosa. Le vicissitudini e gli episodi ruotano intorno ad un giovane ragazzo di una famiglia operaia, in una cittadina di mare del centro Italia, piena di personaggi eccentrici e di personalità forti a cui viene dato il giusto spazio, seppure molti di loro fungano solo da comprimari. Non esiste una trama principale, ci si limita solamente a portare alla luce tutti gli avvenimenti più strambi e divertenti che possano capitare nell'arco di diversi anni ad una qualsiasi persona. Fellini crea un film che entra nella storia, e lo fa partendo dal nulla più totale; una poesia, seppure non ci siano forti emozioni al suo interno. See more Josh G 05/15/2023 While it's a visual marvel and filled with great sound design it balances a few too many dull and slice of life story lines. You could watch a better Fellini film anyway this is just mediocre. See more Read all reviews

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