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Actors: Magali Noël, Nando Orfei, Pupella Maggio, Armando Brancia, Luigi Rossi
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Amarcord |
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Probably the most popular and accessible of Fellini's films, "Amarcord" ("I Remember") takes the viewer through a full cycle of the four seasons in the small town of Rimini, Italy in the late 1930s. Though more a nostalgic memoir than a strict comedy, the film is full of laughs, involving schoolboy shenanigans, their obsession with sex, a family outing in the country with a mentally imbalanced uncle, and the fantasies of various people, from the sweet teenaged boy at the center of the story to the town beauty he worships, Gradisca. But the film also has serious themes, from the coming of the fascists to the death of a family member, and a touch of grandeur here and there. Nino Rota's lush orchestral score is an essential and highly memorable element of this lovely 1974 film.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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AMARCORD ( I remember ) is a movie co-written and directed by italian director Federico Fellini in 1974. Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film in 1975.
Rimini, Italy. The late thirties, fascism at its peak. Federico Fellini remembers scenes of his youth: the schooldays, his love for Gradisca, the local beauty, his parents and their hysterical angers, the arrival of a Fascist Leader in town, his obsession for women.
Masterpiece.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Amarcord |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- general coming of age story
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- main character serviced by a prostitute
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Christian
- Italian
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of lower class
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture clash?
- family young v. old guard
Culture of surrounding area:
- General European
- European (general)
Battle with shrink/bum?
- wisdom from a homeless man or bum
Age group
- trouble in high school
Sexing?
- first sexual experience
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- school
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- spiritual
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- licking
- seeing breasts
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Italian
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
- Folk music
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