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Amarcord (1973; Dir.: Federico Fellini)

Canon Fodder Episode 38

“When the puffballs soar, winter is no more.”

Daniel and Corky sail down memory lane to 1930s Italy for this beguiling semi-pseudo-autobiographical masterwork from Il Maestro. But did this highly influential film give your hosts stardust memories or leave them in a radio daze?

AMARCORD FACTS & FIGURES

Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #157 (tied)

World premiere: Dec. 18, 1973

IMDB synopsis: “A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town”

CLIPS & CLIPPINGS

Trailer for Amarcord

The passing of the SS Rex

Dancing in the fog

Amarcord wins Best Foreign Film

NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

Videodrome (1983; Dir.: David Cronenberg)

IMDB synopsis: “A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.”

Our review of Videodrome comes out on June 10!

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