Amarcord Movie Review 1974

Semi-autobiograpical Fellini fantasy which takes place in the village of Rimini, his birthplace. Focusing on the young Zanin's impressions of his town's colorful slices of life, Fellini takes aim at fascism, family life, and religion in 1930s Italy. Visually ripe, delivering a generous, occasionally uneven mix of satire, burlesque, drama, and tragicomedic lyricism. Considered by people in the know as one of Fellini's best films and the topic of meaningful discussions among art film students everywhere.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 124 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Italy, This Is Your Life, Coming of Age

Screenplay

Federico Fellini, Tonino Guerra

Cast

Magali Noel, Bruno Zanin, Pupella Maggio, Armando Brancia

Cinematography

Giuseppe Rotunno

Director

Federico Fellini

Music

Nino Rota

Producer

New World Pictures Warner Brothers

Awards

Oscars 1974: Foreign Film; N.Y. Film Critics 1974: Director (Fellini), Film.