Amarcord is a 1973 Italian-French comedy-drama directed by Federico Fellini, a semi-autobiographical portrait of the fictional coastal town of Borgo San Giuliano near Rimini under Fascist Italy in the 1930s. It follows a year in the life of the town, centered on the adolescent Titta, through episodes of school, family, adolescent longing, and encounters with fascism. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and is widely regarded as one of the finest works Fellini ever made.
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The title then became a neologism of the Italian language, with the meaning of 'nostalgic evocation', 'fond memory'.
The central role of Titta is based on Fellini's childhood friend from Rimini, Luigi Titta Benzi.
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Amarcord (Italian: [amarˈkɔrd]) is a 1973 comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini, a semi-autobiographical tale about Titta, an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the village of Borgo San Giuliano (situated near the ancient walls of Rimini) in 1930s Fascist Italy.
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