In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.
Direction
Fellini stages memory like a carnival on acid.
Production
Every frame bursts with grotesque, gorgeous detail.
Costume
Gradisca's fur coat enters like a religious experience.
Director
Federico Fellini
Pupella Maggio
Miranda Biondi
Armando Brancia
Aurelio Biondi
Magali Noël
Gradisca
Ciccio Ingrassia
Teo, Titta's Uncle
Nando Orfei
Patacca, Titta's Uncle
Luigi Rossi
Lawyer
Bruno Zanin
Titta Biondi
Gianfilippo Carcano
Don Baravelli
Josiane Tanzilli
Volpina
Maria Antonietta Beluzzi
Tobacconist
Ferruccio Brembilla
Fascist Leader
Antonino Faà di Bruno
Count Lovignano
Mauro Misul
Philosophy Teacher
Ferdinando Villella
Fighetta, Greek Teacher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fellini built an entire outdoor set of Rimini in Rome's Cinecittà studios, then refused to shoot on location because 'memory is more real than reality.'
The title 'Amarcord' is Romagnol dialect for 'I remember'—a made-up word Fellini invented that locals now actually use.
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