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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1974 DVD Release: 04/01/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, Italian Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 7 mins Studio: Criterion Members Wishing: 24 Genres: Comedy Drama, Coming-of-Age, Ensemble Film See Also: Amarcord [Criterion Collection]

Federico Fellini's warmly nostalgic memory piece examines daily life in the Italian village of Rimini during the reign of Mussolini, and won the 1974 Academy Award as Best Foreign Film. The film's greatest asset is its ability to be sweet without being cloying, due in great part to Danilo Donati's surrealistic art direction and to the frequently bawdy injections of sex and politics by screenwriters Fellini and Tonino Guerra. Fellini clearly has deep affection for the people of this seaside village, warts and all, and communicates it through episodic visual anecdotes which are seen as if through the mists of a favorite dream, playfully scored by Nino Rota and lovingly photographed by Giuseppe Rotunno. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Bruno Zanin - Titta
Pupella Maggio - Titta's Mother
Armando Brancia - Titta's Father
Magali Noël - Gradisca
Ciccio Ingrassia - Uncle Teo
Nando Orfei - Pataca

Amarcord, one of Federico Fellini's most beloved films, comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The Italian soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include theatrical trailers. Although the disc is short on extras, the classic status of the film makes it worthy of a look by any serious film enthusiast. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide