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Amarcord (Criterion Collection)(Special Edition)(2 disc)

 

  Written and Directed by Federico Fellini

Italy-France 1974 / Drama / Coming-of-Age / 123 min / Color / Monaural / 1.85: 1  Aspect Ratio / NTSC /  In Italian or English Dub with Optional Thai and English Subtitles

Bruno Zanin, Pupella Maggio , Armando Brancia , Magali Noë, Ciccio Ingrassia, Nando Orfei 

Federico Fellini's 1974 fantasy-memoir of life in his hometown during the Fascist era is basically the full palette of experience--sex, families, politics--with his surreal twist. As a general picture of the 1930s community carrying on rituals but with an element of government harshness in the air, the film is quite memorable (especially in scenes set around the town square). Less satisfying is Fellini's tighter focus on certain, forgettable individuals. The ironic title translates into, "I remember," but here memory is more a matter of loving vision than actuality.

In this carnivalesque portrait of provincial Italy during the Fascist period, Fellini satirizes his youth and turns daily life into a circus of rituals, sensations and emotions. Adolescent desires, male fantasies, and political repartee are set to Nina Rota's music in this beautiful transfer of Amarcord.

 
       

Bonus Features:SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES
All-new, restored high-definition digital transfer
Audio commentary by film scholars Peter Brunette and Frank Burke
American release trailer
Deleted scene
Optional English-dubbed soundtrack
New and improved English subtitle translation
New 45-minute documentary, Fellini’s Homecoming, on the complicated relationship between the celebrated director, his hometown, and his past
Video interview with star Magali No๋l
Fellini’s drawings of characters in the film
“Felliniana,” a presentation of ephemera devoted to Amarcord from the collection of Don Young
Audio interviews with Fellini, his friends, and family by Gideon Bachmann
New restoration demonstration