Amarcord
Amarcord is a 1973 comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini, a semi-autobiographical tale about Titta, an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the village of Borgo San Giuliano (situated near the ancient walls of Rimini) in 1930s Fascist Italy. The film's title is a univerbation of the Romagnol phrase ("I remember"). The title then became a neologism of the Italian language, with the meaning of "nostalgic revocation". The central role of Titta is based on Fellini's childhood friend from Rimini, Luigi Titta Benzi. Benzi became a lawyer and remained in close contact with Fellini throughout his life.
Plot
In Borgo San Giuliano, a village near Rimini, the arrival of fluffy poplar seeds floating on the wind heralds the arrival of spring. As night falls, the inhabitants make their way to the village square for a traditional bonfire in which the Old Witch of Winter is ritually burned. The townspeople play pranks on one another, explode fireworks, cavort with loose women and make lewd noises when the civically minded lawyer lectures on the history of the region.
Awards
Cast
- Alvaro Vitali
- Antonino Faà di Bruno
- Aristide Caporale
- Armando Brancia
- Bruno Zanin
- Carolyn De Fonseca
- Ciccio Ingrassia
- Francesco Maselli
- Franco Franchi
- Giuseppe Ianigro
- John Karlsen
- Josiane Tanzilli
- Luigi Rossi
- Magali Noël
- Marcella Di Folco
- Maria Antonietta Beluzzi
- Nando Orfei
- Nella Gambini
- Paolo Baroni
- Pupella Maggio
More details
author | Federico Fellini Tonino Guerra |
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award | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film David di Donatello for Best Film |
contentLocation | Italy |
director | Federico Fellini |
editor | Ruggero Mastroianni |
events | prostitution |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | bell tower car race carabiniere carabinieri castor oil closing time confine even float force grand hotel insane asylum internationale march married poplar populus nigra question record spring ss rex the international their way wait walk win yell |
musicBy | Nino Rota |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
producer | Franco Cristaldi |
productionCompany | FC Produzioni |