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Amarcord

  • 1973
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  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Amarcord (1973)
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A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.

  • Director
    • Federico Fellini
  • Writers
    • Federico Fellini
    • Tonino Guerra
  • Stars
    • Magali Noël
    • Bruno Zanin
    • Pupella Maggio
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    50K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Federico Fellini
    • Writers
      • Federico Fellini
      • Tonino Guerra
    • Stars
      • Magali Noël
      • Bruno Zanin
      • Pupella Maggio
    • 152User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 20 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Magali Noël
    Magali Noël
    • Gradisca
    • (as Magali' Noel)
    Bruno Zanin
    Bruno Zanin
    • Titta
    Pupella Maggio
    Pupella Maggio
    • Miranda
    Armando Brancia
    Armando Brancia
    • Aurelio
    Ciccio Ingrassia
    Ciccio Ingrassia
    • Teo
    Nando Orfei
    • Patacca
    Luigi Rossi
    • Lawyer
    Gianfilippo Carcano
    • Baravelli
    Josiane Tanzilli
    Josiane Tanzilli
    • La Volpina
    Maria Antonietta Beluzzi
    Maria Antonietta Beluzzi
    • Tobacconist
    Giuseppe Ianigro
    • Grandpa
    Ferruccio Brembilla
    • Fascist
    Antonino Faà di Bruno
    Antonino Faà di Bruno
    • Count
    • (as Antonino Faa' Di Bruno)
    Mauro Misul
    • Philosophy Professor
    Nando Villella
    • Prof. Fighetta
    • (as Ferdinando Villella)
    Antonio Spaccatini
    • Federale
    Aristide Caporale
    • Giudizio
    Gennaro Ombra
    • Biscein
    • Director
      • Federico Fellini
    • Writers
      • Federico Fellini
      • Tonino Guerra
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews152

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    rogierr

    Four seasons in Fellini's life as he remembers theirimpact

    I never thought of this movie as carnivalesque, but you could argue about that. I like to think it is surrealistic in the way that your memory can distort history and all that you once dreamed of or was scared of. Those memories evolve into caricatures of persons, their behaviour and caricatures of situations. We not only see Federico's memories, but also the supposed memories of people once surrounding him.

    Also this is said to be Fellini's most accessible film. Well, I was 15 when I saw it first, and it is still one of my favorites. About 10 Fellini-films later I read that this won the academy-award for best foreign picture, which I never expected, but think is quite rightly. The many surrealistic scenes stick to the mind for decades. Hilarious, tragic, oppressive (upcoming fascism: so most of it must take place just before ww2), nostalgic, poetic: there's something for everyone (and every age) to appeal to, while Fellini makes no compromises. If this was higher-paced, you wouldn't have time to appreciate the details, the photography and the music (Nino Rota). Don't look for a plot here.

    The cinematography (Giuseppe Rotunno) has comparable feel with some films by Mike Nichols (Catch-22 (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Graduate (1967)). Rotunno worked with Mike Nichols on three films: Carnal Knowledge, Regarding Henry and Wolf. And with Fellini on 9 films (e.g. City of women (1980)). I don't know if this is relevant, but Fellini is said to have had a conversation with Mike Nichols during the production of Catch-22. Otherwise I can't think of many films that are comparable with this fabulous collage of events happening apparently in spring, summer, autumn, winter and ends in spring to conclude some cycle (generation ?) accompanied by beautiful distinctive music. Why o why can't we vote 11 :(
    Benedict_Cumberbatch

    Reminiscences of a Great Filmmaker

    "Amarcord" was the first Fellini film I saw, about two years ago. It was on TV at 4 o'clock a.m. and I was very sleepy, but I watched it till the end. I wasn't disappointed at all, and I do want to watch it again.

    It's not hard to say why this is considered one of Federico Fellini's masterpieces. "Amarcord" (which means "I remember" in the Italian dialect of Emilia-Romagna, the region in which Fellini was born and where the film is set) is one of the most dazzling, personal films you'll ever see. Though Fellini denied that the film is autobiographical (but agreed that has similarities with his own childhood), he made some of the most magic scenes in film history. Nino Rota's unforgettable music score is perfect to highlight the story of a teenage boy's daydreaming (and many other people) in the fascist 1930s Italy. There's a sentence written by the Brazilian author Machado de Assis in one of his novels that is suitable for this magnificent film: "O menino é o pai do homem" ("The Boy is The Man's Father").

    A well deserved Best Foreign Film Oscar (Nino Rota should've won too – he wasn't even nominated!). 10 out of 10.
    9Nate-30

    The best kind of magic...

    This film was first recommended to me by a high school friend who typically enjoys a different kind of film than I. He counts Reservoir Dogs and Mean Streets among his favorites; I am partial to Notorious and Annie Hall. But for his sake, I watched Amarcord, and in the past years have found myself returning to it time and again. I haven't seen any other movies by Mr. Fellini, so I can judge this film only against itself. By such standards, it is a masterpiece. Never have I seen Italy portrayed as lovingly, nor the spectrum of childhood emotions - happiness, love, frustration - represented as frankly. The images are spellbinding - sunlight and fog and great dark seas. Yesterdays are perfect, it would seem, and love exists in what we can remember. So my friend got it right with this one. Amarcord is a kind of magic only the very best in cinema inspire within us. It's the magic that makes us remember.
    9Galina_movie_fan

    Rimini Remembered: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring

    Federico Fellini's "Amardord" is a series of sketches about his youth in a seaside town Rimini in the 1930s. In this regard it reminds another favorite film of mine, "Fellini's Roma". After repeat viewing, I can understand why many viewers may not like Fellini, especially his so called "later films" -"Amarcord" may seem too crowded, too loud, too vulgar, too bawdy, and too self-indulgent. It is all true, it is. But so is life - loud but tender, vulgar but touching, self-indulgent but full of humor, love and compassion to the film's eccentric characters. It's been said a lot about memorable scenes and images in "Amarcord": yes, the famous peacock that spreads its plumage on the snow, a magnificent ocean liner that is been greeted by the townspeople, a local tobacconist - a woman of such size and proportions that it could be simply dangerous for the teenage boys to try and make their dreams about her come true. I love "Amarcord" - always have - perhaps, Fellini played all the right notes for me or more likely, Nino Rota wrote his best musical score for the film which could be the best score ever. My favorite image in the film Gradisca's (local beautician) walk accompanied by Rota's music. What is it in the way Italian women walk, the way their hips sway? Monica Belucci in "Malena", Sofia Lauren in "Marriage Italian Style"? And Magali Noël as object of every man's in Rimini desire-Gradisca ("Help Yourself").

    Wonderful film - by the power of his magic, by the light of his memory, the great master saved the town where he was young and happy. We can visit it as often as we'd like and it won't go away and disappear - Fellini's Rimini is captured forever.

    9.5/10.
    8RLoeb

    Good but light.

    While this film certainly has some poignant points about life, it is mostly the work of a great artist who has reached an age where he can view his childhood memories from a detached, nostalgic point of view. Visual splendour and humor abound, and it is a thoroughly delightful watch but I still like Fellini more, when he is more personally invested in the problems of his characters, as in Dolce Vita or 8 1/2.

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    • Trivia
      The title is the phonetic translation of the words "Mi ricordo" (I remember) as spelled in the dialect of Rimini, the town in which the director Federico Fellini was born, and where the film is set. The correct spelling should be "A m'arcord".
    • Goofs
      The banners promoting the Mille Miglia indicate that it was the seventh event (VII). However, the seventh running of the event was in 1933, and Beau Geste (1939) was not released until 1939. The Mille Miglia was not held in 1939.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Teo, Titta's Uncle: I want a woman!

    • Alternate versions
      An exclusive digital restoration of the film was done by Criterion in 1995 for their laserdisc. The disc contains a before-and-after demonstration of the restoration process and has the option of either the original Italian soundtrack or the English-dubbed soundtrack.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Stormy Weather
      (uncredited)

      Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler

      This tune is heard several times during the film.

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1973 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Official site
      • Amarcord (1973) on Internet Archive
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
    • Also known as
      • I Remember
    • Filming locations
      • Anzio, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Exterior - Grand Hotel)
    • Production companies
      • F.C. Produzioni
      • PECF
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $125,493
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $432
      • Oct 18, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $197,754
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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