Review of Amarcord (1973) by Ricardo V — 30 Mar 2008
Few films can match Fellini's Amarcord for sheer vibrant audacity and energy. This semi-autobiographical film takes the viewer through Italy during the height of the facist regime; that may sound like the makings of a political film but Fellini is going for a nostalgic angle here and he pulls it off with grace.
Fellini's film are always ambitious works that sometimes soar and sometimes fail, his imagery seems to always want to leap of the screen and it's up to his narratives to either take the jump with him or attempt to contain it.
By using his own childhood memories as a means for composing the images, Fellini allows himself the freedom to take the images and narrative wherever he sees fit. His embelishments and exaggerations, sometimes indulgent in his other films, fit in perfectly with the mind of a child.
The movie rocks back and forth, it jumps all over the place, and as a recollection of ones childhood you couldn't expect or want anything differently.
This review of Amarcord (1973) was written by Ricardo V on 30 Mar 2008.
Amarcord has generally received very positive reviews.
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