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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