Set over one year in the mid-to-late 30’s, mostly follows high-school-aged Titta and his family but leaves breathing room for the rest of the town and its inhabitants. The rare ensemble movie that gives everyone a memorably distinct identity without resorting to stereotyping.<\/p>\n
On one hand, it would be worth renting the Criterion DVD and poring over the hours of extras. On the other hand, there’s no outside explanation needed for Amarcord<\/em>. Need to watch this again and again… I’m pretty sure Katy would like it.<\/p>\n The title is slangy for “I Remember.”<\/p>\n I can’t account for why this won an oscar one year (best foreign film) and was nominated for more oscars (writing, directing) the following year.<\/p>\n I always think of “fascism” as a bad word, an insult thrown at your government by foreigners, forgetting that once Italians were screaming their support of fascism in the streets. Nutty buggers.<\/p>\n I don’t think this was packed with movie stars. Red temptress Magali No\u00ebl had been in Satyricon<\/em>, Titta’s mom would appear in Cinema Paradiso<\/em> 15 years later, and mad uncle Teo<\/abbr> would direct a parody of The Exorcist<\/em>.<\/p>\n