Sunday, 29 August 2021

Amarcord (1973)


 

 
A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town. 
 
Basically a typically meandering stream of anecdotes and images without a plot Fellini manages to create a phantasm of small-town Italy, frivolous, ribald, nostalgic, tragic and humorous all at the same time. Very enjoyable.
 
A loving autobiographical tale of a bygone Italian time is both melancholic and satirical full of lively, exciting scenes, but always with a keen eye for realism and the surrealist aspects of life.
 
Halliwell**: "A bizarre, intriguing mixture of fact, fantasy and obscurity, generally pleasing to watch though hardly satisfying..."
 
Maltin***1/2: "...warm, poignant, bawdy episodes..." 



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