The film is perhaps the most personal of all Fellini’s works, and centre’s very much on his youth growing up in Rimini during the fascist period. It’s a glimpse into a lost world of provincialism, tradition, ignorance and bliss. The title comes from a m’arcòrd, the romagnolo dialect for I remember, but also plays on the Italian Amaro (bitter) and Ricordare (to remember).
The new Janus films restored print, supervised by the original cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno
Amongst the review comments:
“A ravishing memory film in which reminiscence, rumor, legend, local history and male sexual fantasies flow into one another with the ease and grace for which Fellini was justly famous.” – Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times
“Among the most successful of Italian maestro Federico Fellini’s masterpieces … the scenes are carnivals for the eyes, a showcase of not only Fellini’s nostalgic remembrances, but a metaphor for life’s eventful, joyful and fleeting journey.” – Dan Bennett, The North County Times