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A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.
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Title: Amarcord (1973)
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| Pupella Maggio | ... | Miranda | |
| Armando Brancia | ... | Aurelio | |
| Magali Noël | ... | Gradisca (as Magali' Noel) | |
| Ciccio Ingrassia | ... | Teo | |
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Nando Orfei | ... | Patacca |
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Luigi Rossi | ... | Lawyer |
| Bruno Zanin | ... | Titta | |
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Gianfilippo Carcano | ... | Baravelli |
| Josiane Tanzilli | ... | La Volpina | |
| Maria Antonietta Beluzzi | ... | Tobacconist | |
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Giuseppe Ianigro | ... | Grandpa |
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Ferruccio Brembilla | ... | Fascist |
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Antonino Faà di Bruno | ... | Count (as Antonino Faa' Di Bruno) |
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Mauro Misul | ... | Philosophy Professor |
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Ferdinando Villella | ... | Prof. Fighetta |
One year in a small northern Italian coastal town in the late 1930s is presented. The slightly off-kilter cast of characters are affected by time and location, the social mores dictated largely by Catholicism and the national fervor surrounding Il Duce aka Benito Mussolini and Fascism. The stories loosely center on a mid-teen named Titta and his household including his adolescent brother, his ever supportive mother who is always defending him against his father, his freeloading maternal Uncle Lallo, and his paternal grandfather who slyly has eyes and hands for the household maid. Other townsfolk include: Gradisca, the town beauty, who can probably have any man she wants, but generally has no one as most think she out of their league; Volpina, the prostitute; Giudizio, the historian; a blind accordionist; and an extremely buxom tobacconist. The several vignettes presented include: the town bonfire in celebration of spring; life at Titta's school with his classmates and teachers; ... Written by Huggo
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.