Country:Italy, France
Runtime:123 min
Released:19 Sep 1974
Plot: Amarcord 1973 One year in a small northern Italian coastal town in the late 1930s is presented The slightly off kilter cast of characters are affected by time and location, the social mores dictated largely by Catholicism, and the national fervor surrounding Il Duce aka Benito Mussolini and Fascism The stories loosely center on mid teen Titta and his household, including his adolescent brother, his ever supportive mother who is always defending him against his father, his freeloading maternal Uncle Lallo, and his paternal grandfather who slyly has eyes and hands for the household maid Other townsfolk include town beauty Gradisca, who can probably have any man she wants but generally has none as most think she out of their league Volpina, the prostitute Giudizio, the historian a blind accordionist and an extremely buxom tobacconist The several vignettes presented include the town bonfire in celebration of spring life at Tittas school with his classmates and teachers Tittas father Aurelio at his beachfront construction worksite and his and his workmates encounter with Volpina Tittas confessions to the priest about his burgeoning sexuality Aurelio being questioned by authorities about his anti Fascist leanings a fantasy sequence at the luxurious Grand Hotel a family outing with Aurelios institutionalized brother Teo many townsfolk embarking on a sail to witness a marine event passing by their town an annual car race Tittas fantasy encounter with the tobacconist after closing hours coming true events surrounding the big snowfall that year, including a family tragedy and an event centering on Gradisca and her future
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