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Bookmark this pageAmarcord (1973)
Director: Federico Fellini
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Fellini at his ripest and loudest recreates a fantasy-vision of his home town during the fascist period. With generous helpings of soap opera and burlesque, he generally gets his better effects by orchestrating his colourful cast of characters around the town square, on a boat outing, or at a festive wedding. When he narrows his focus down to individual groups, he usually limits himself to corny bathroom and bedroom jokes, which produce the desired titters but little else. But despite the ups and downs, it's still Fellini, which has become an identifiable substance like salami or pepperoni that can be sliced into at any point, yielding pretty much the same general consistency and flavour.Author: JR
Cast & crew
Director: Federico Fellini
Producer: Franco Cristaldi
Cast: Puppela Maggio, Magali Noël, Armando Brancia, Ciccio Ingrassia, Nandino Orfei, Luigi Rossi full cast
Rated: 18
Duration: 123 mins
US Release: Sep 19 1974
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