5
Amarcord
Nostalgia and Politics
kis has Tong heen seal commanpce that Flin as no interest
inbrondee social questions or polit. Cray eas fen exresed
a ase for dcology which a we have ee, he defines wif
lie designed to befudle common people “Fspily a reads ps
sion for pois, 1am more skin han Romi... am aot pl.
‘el pers, have never ben oe Polis and spor eave me some
fy cold indiferen”* Moreover Flin has equelyproelaied his
Uwe thite would have ben bet sere hat led sh aarti
ing the pest penodsof papal patronage, when he cau ave found
‘suppor for his ar wou rgad ological considertions “Tbe
lieve a person wich an atstic bet is aturaly omtervatie and needs
ter around him... need oer because Tam transgesoe £0
‘any aut my eansrisons [ned very ste order, with ay taboo,
tbseale at every step, morzing processions ine choruses ing
along" isearl interest in the exploration of pvat rary world
‘of his om making, sch swe have aalyed in a rad, obliged Fl
lnico move beoad de pel eos stenion oa tli
sues that was che favored thematie contect of the fms widely pra
bythe moe evogially orice fim ris ofthe lt soe and ear
Ip 2950s Since Flin eaely works didnot exely Br moth ind of
programmatic alm witha sacl purpose, cine os 0 gen
ae Felis El a etravagan fra, arogoe mecapors olindulgent autograph evolectons with te oF na eevance 0
the current eves ofthe Hs,
‘weve the fact tht Fein has never enjoyed the nations pi
times of ely ~ suze and ating about pola cology ~ shoal
‘hot be conte with complete dite questions of boa soil
‘Concern: On the contri eve the early lls that Flin prodaced ia
{he asosand that were ction by hisenlogcal opponents for tei
heseal” of nese ae today sezened fr thei brillant eves
tion of what provincia ie during ha period was tik in Kay: A ease
point woul be Tvl, which continues today to be one of Fel
fib mos! popular worksin aly precisely because thas reve aer
‘imost five decades, authentic as 2 wondefally accurate porta
‘aly inthe cous ll own jst before the impacto he
“Feonomi miracle” a the ransiton af be peinsala 1 2 modern,
‘nda ation. Moreen he npr ms of his care rom
[Ladle ita an antspation in 2939 ofthe medin-orieted consumer
ciety shat only now dinates Halas be) 0 Ginger ¢ red or La
ce della fa both devaseatagly accurate poruasof he aegane
‘Hecs feeison ad advert in ay coal becited 5 not cals
Fath epesetations of aba cli” buceven pophesally ae
fate oes tat pinpoiated problemen alan sei lng before oer
fen peeve atts oe ti cites had gun fo apple wi he,
“This Kind of easy vo the cule of aly hat has always char-
acterized Felis cinema is exaey the quai hat as moved aosber
alan flinaker wath fa noe over ideological pretension, Lina
‘Werner, to remark: “Folerion has given ws che mos ignfcant
‘tac and rai of our sory in the ae eweay yeas He declares
Ihe snot concerned with plies and sao interested in ied theres
‘er idologcal ay outs, ba ein the il analyst the ost obi
nd sociological, belere of oa author." Flin has also ben ite
Caustic in fs comment shout the alld pita lm in aly thot
‘ha work of at whose primary function fo make a politcal not a8
ite or sees, statement. Ase hs declared,
Goo inetions al ones ings aa psonat bl none
‘um dey may make ele piso natal socal ook
{thangs which may be much move stl han the cera but hey
donot heey and iaparaly make good ls And there
ell ething ele or deve js becuse nett and
pines shana ad pola ln!
Hecate Flin primarily anata not an ioe, smc
surprising thatthe fw Dl he olin the regan ate rote
mately i his sesteric As we have seen om on dicusion of
1715, Fellini locates the focal point of eretvity inthe inv ad
his fantay ie. Comequenly, anything chit dors, abst
pressor dtr his creat ofthe growth of see consumes
‘within the indvstals making up society 10 be oproved:
"eve please not am only sepposing that what Lat about
‘pont ithe freedom of mam te Ueton of he ial a
{hom the etwock of moral ind soil comeaton in which he be
lives o ther i wich he thinks he Bread which encloses
‘hm nd his hind makes im soe suower sales soe
‘ng even sore than he rely You telly Watt et arm
‘eacer thn condense whee word be mh yt th
peas in oth Sls withowt aging. The events in vito tht mark
‘ofthe tour can nthe Adan eet ten fom the est of the
boring, tonite eae the Carnivale sletion of Mis Sie the
tyival ad departs ofthe costs, the passing of the seasons ~ ase
in Amarcord eter repeated (as withthe ours andthe seasons) or
modi by giving communal evets pela twist the passage of
‘he Re the egines stupendoas ean lines che alo the Fascist
‘fil on 21 Apu to elcbate the myths foundation of aiet
Rome, Pataca, he Fact glo who pcr bp Novices offing
in =postrior intimacy ring the tori season, erst be an ea
ler and even more mate version of Frost, the azchetpalitllone
‘who hex om it young wile on every occasion he can manage. Pe
Tape most during howeves shat Avacord ther n0 equi
ale of Morale the only el postive characte in vtellon, who
rot only sets hat he provincial ifthe ellonead is eapy and
‘meaningless but wh als eaves toe and hes for Rome lok ae
Sornthing new. With hi departure, Morao Becomes the proceype
(OF Mate the provincial wh the weerjounlst La dor it
‘whom Flin devel fom a crip ented Mondo it that be
‘wre but never filmed? Tn Amarcord howeves am entire generation
Df ralany and mot jst «fw slacker, eshroaed na fog
ance that vividly porrayed none a he ln mst memorable
sequences. ln the lives of oth the postwar rtllon and che prewar
[Amarcord the ch ofthe cinema plays al lei shaping he
behavior andthe axpiations
Felis prea of he provinces ding the Fass period avoids the
faclejuntaposivon of “pond” fe aBt-Fasss and “bad .e Fs
‘Sts that characterizes moe ean piteal onde subj. Rath
fr than the akebooted amy veterans who atack he peasantry and
workers duting ssi, othe wealthy farmers of Bertoluc’s 2920
‘who ite them, Flin Fascia poplatd bya number of comic
il
tures some of whom are clay att the clown igus of is a
Te lms. Mech, Bac ntl ofthe lm fosises upon a ypc fy
ofthe period thas may abo ave autobngraphislonstones Aio
(Asmand Eran av ae aici worker who bas Fceme foreman
and relatively weakby man; his wife Miranda (Papell Mago, «
Somewhat hysterical ad strcarrpial Ialan mother who des on er
soa ad worthless brother; Lalo nicknamed Pataca (Nanda Ore),
the igo who parades in his Fascist unifor but interested onlin
Picking up Nore roursn; and Tita (Bruno Zann) «Riga ofen
ented with Fel hse bu aay sed on Flin st rend
ng his oles” The fami ao inlodes maid, another on,
2 eraty Uncle Teo i an aplum (Cio Igri, and Tit’ rand
father (Reppin Lago whowe Iie conins tobe dominated by his
sel fantasies Relat to hic of omic guts nce Fel
is faiiacky with the word ofexrtooa ripe group o erteg
indian Tat schol oth Ta’ lates ands aces ane
fromthe same toon cloth. They are lal eaiatores and rot
caricatures att, with no effor whatsoever made tn create elise
‘or ease prtats of chi peorncal word, Even the Resin the
‘ew who ae obi eked dey to the regime =the acl Fait
gear an he Fascist forte who vst the populace on 21 Apel to
clebrate thir "Roman" origins ate cows gure. They are oned
bya nymphomaniac named Volpi: he village sie Gino ei
lage beauty Grads, the objet of dene of every male i het,
specially Tit a pit asmed Don Bales, who seme sire con
cerned over the masturbation ofthe young boys who decam of Gra
‘daca than with el sin; the owner ofthe lal Cinema Fao (he
theater fo which be yung Federico eli designed lobby car) who
ealshinself“Ronald Colman” in mage the Amesca icra tat
Fethe town's source of shallow dreams ind economist and alle
seve lawyer who often adres th canes to provide he viewer with
teplanations.
This enomoas cas of ely amin charctrsnerace gs on
s number of ocasone Dung the fit mpotat ssjcnse othe an,
‘when te tones populice bursa wich inefigy eo eerste the com
ing of ping on Sine Joseph's Day (9 March when everyone assem
ess Fasc uniform ogee te feral cele the "Roman”
spec ofthe Fac ates and when the ere row al out 8The page |su
I EEE
Private Ines ofthese tock cm chirsctrs and thee pblic, grup a
‘Sesto make an emporant somite te nature af Fass win
the lian provinces. As Fell aoe, ving in repesed state sch
25 Fas promoted daring his adolescence, ech person develops
rot inva ebaractritcs bt only pathologies debts examined
inividaly, hese omic sharscters seem 4 exhib only
‘ais, nmoevous tc: andy, is enough forthe eharaces to
f sate optic fr an exalt the fader sth and
here fam append harmles ects thr maae ae on
' eampleydferercimaning The ater ge so js ke
the passing fhe Re, he rin the pee Doe th ean
ing and ory are awry acations of el sap, The pat
ft teing gether alway aleve pss sony a th
Leaps them alltopeter Since character has elses in
‘al responsi orhas onl pe deers ao one he he sort
‘not totake put ia sent, orem st home ouside ot
inning wit this colton of groteqi indy, Feli builds
‘pon the tes and coerce t pai allie portrait fKalan
“The province of Amarcord one in which we ae ll cpriza be,
the disc fst of ls the gnerance which sonfounded us. A
petionoece and a gre confsion Nort ws to miimie
the conic ad socal eases of Fam ony wih nytt
‘ody what sil mos intresting he pclae seta
Smanterof being 2 Fuss le sone of Woche an etd
evelopment ting the phase of doce ay mena 8
‘ell mich the sre To sy fin or toma have te pssion
thac Fascism andaclecene continue oben certain este,
| permanent hstrcal seasons a orl: adsense of ow inh
"idles, Fuca four nation bie2
Ins eur 20 Gian Ligh Ron, Felin ein Amarcord as
“The sory ofa place which could hen yee of aly in the
‘pjom unde th cond fe Church nd Fas. sc of
‘hela, impencrable ended existence ofthe Tan province of
the shots, te sal nda ond th ther nls sp
ratios bared bere he cancelation of ea ee
‘esa by esceruble an ass te Amen cnena mh
‘he pronoypes the 21s af Api ith Rome Hee Fe,
‘he daling of neice condoning ich til he magi
tony and any genes Bo am cones ew he
Iastcry af town ithe mca ofan acon el abe
all shat Fscion wa the mame of ing Fsest br poe
ical and ential and hector of ang ara lets ex
Ii and puere eon Fass es deena ata
‘stole! fan anda season tha of sobcence— which
‘ora ars self wile prlieraing in 4 monte acon
‘thou he aby to evoke and become sults Eau exis
Ia all We cannot fh aginst woot ideiing wi
‘auorane, poy and impale “al?
nak a comic lm about such 2 phenomenon a that outlined
lore is making "plitial” fk, shen Felin hases co Guay his
{eSntion to Rod
1 by “poll” eid the omy of working fora oe
‘ey linvdal eh esp thames adores ose te
ery i ie to he and to Icom, according tet Gap
hopes to ave theca ay, ral wha they wa east
do what they vant eo do wi reining tat tier oun psa!
fsedom ad wher tha of thr eis thea ese Fi,
‘spol! Bete tar wha al abner it denoees the ab
sence fall his by swing 9 weld n whch ces tex
‘Whar vealy separates eli fom the ober decors it ly who
aye tet the Fascist prod inthe cena his somie perspective
and his artinde as an accorplce ofthe vier he i atacking. Thi, of
ours, was precisely is ate about the ERIE worl he tated
in dole sta, Fundarenally ita regent bee aged Fi
begins is lms as wines fo the pronection Ba iimately Bane
4 sympthetc witness forthe defense Ths sense of xing a acm
Plc, of being placed in the same cure dacet a the acted makes
Felis aterpe to aac 3 rien bursty in prea lear ope
sto, Furtbermore Flin views the pasta a laa nestle
[ilions of ade viewesin aly lacked ee Armored. aking of
‘he fil Felis st major bow ofie soeces in aly Grades the
‘Rex, and numerous scenes hei hve pase int lian poplar
tultar an are recognized by ope whofe ever even sen the fi.
‘The work was recived in this nace presely hecase of Felis
proach othe mate. Ashe ater, pie ofthe fat tha he workapices nd eres inp ofa omic,
‘hooped ne nae ae
ser and their privatedistory, Although false values and misplaced Toy
“is domi ee Fasc poh neve te onl se
Fels anno of tans ao teaching edge devs kno
af ithe wero al i pr witha o
‘none and ota btw ne charg
hint Mats hasnt fea cer seenstonetwcen
| semanas in which ib Amcor ie tec arta
|e Amer a and hermano hich hy el othe pal
‘Si mytlgy surounding wo cna enn he the ok
headline og of he Rent athena nd pels
inthe roves eink sesaiy othe pened my
Fel hve deed he it fhe dole crac spec
inthe‘ rs asqpee deed os rst te of he
rae sl of air cre sored with on oh eine
ostcnovialeders i rss 89-995 login led
‘of he Natoral FP fo ttt 1939 aN eevee
ihe Fc "ugh ht nnd libra he
Steer forge enfin wh al sare wil probly ik
‘acelin sate of he Fas “sent lyon binge
acct the gine omic ane bt in the pu ee
Short ege dng en oe ao he pyc
*
the years depicied in Amarcord = were actually nots ifleree than
‘hose Fein atacks with his comic wit For example, wa Seaace
{and not Mosolin) who invented the cavfully choreographed nase
demonstrations and puble rales where falas, deesed i avout
‘mre aniforms an rather than walled or marched (t0 andere
their youth ai, and discipline) Sarace was fanatic in isinsstence
‘upon the us ofthe Roman slut to replace the wadtiona bourses
‘andhake) anderen advocited the use ofthe Germanic goowe se,
| eh es dened in 3 fcesaving manne asthe “Roman” stp! He
neque amped over bayonet or honest demonstrate hs physical
prowess and almost alvays mahed ata wot rates than ara noel
cing step Stara’ Fascist “se” etd inthe fede vit,
‘wich Felis satires merci a eles moon haceened hn
‘metonally amusing ideological pronouncement, peppered with the
Kind of high seco hat has nforunaely frequent hararrized
Telian poll apeshes of any persuasion ad aot jus those dei
red by Fascats, The profesor of mathemati, erdarly buxom
‘woman whois fist show i berclasroom asa seer andthe object
‘offer stadens repessed seal faves, appens teaser aoe
riitaysmiform ashe rns i he parade wth she rest of heen
‘people, declaring: “This marvelous enthusiaun makes us young har
so ok athe same tne... Youn, becase Fasc hs tedvesatad
‘ur bood with shining eas ha te ery ancient..." Each the
townspeople who hae been sketched uot incom cacaires fore
‘he fers visti suddenly transformed by doaaing aul snk
oitingoters in what Felli qu ely considers an oxcson for
soup stupid. This is precy Felis poi; Fascism llomed pe
fey normal people daring hs chliood to behave a comple
price and dangerone ays,
‘eisimpoctaneso note tht Felli des not merely explain nas be
havior during the Fuses period as regressive sate of solecene,
Teis a regnssive state of adolescence that dss higho and ost
dangeroas expression in sexl recession Al the Amare ad
‘heaelvsin a sate of igh ansit over sexual ters, Sexual nn
‘nd fils heir conversation and occupies tr indy ete ely km!
concrete sex expression tleraedby Fact culture eter ih
in marigs, with the local prostcaes brothels were elated bythe
sae arshetine, and alsotall alan males had the fee sonal eae
tees ther), with the own nympbomanis, Valin, or wth visting
[None roures daring the tour season, Ener oe kind of Seal
pression onside mating ie erly condemned, slain le
‘cent masturbation, whch the local pies tempts arp ov via the
confessional, withowt success. Gl ascompanis sex a erry stage
an Ararcordin'sexience
‘Uma elt ses a causal connttion bern the repre
sexuaiy of his chldhoo, eh Fscis clare of mas psychos de
ensrated during the federal’ vis an the way the townapenple ex
erence the cinema ants American myths a source of tei om
‘ei tedius an provincial Wes The nk of rpresed esl and
Fasciam is made abundealy cleat when Geadsea (Maga Nol the
hj af dese fo the ensite ow, besa et) over the very ihe
of the visting Fscs digitay. When Musil adds large
rod in his heyday i was eequenty roped hat women ee wet
| fenderpnts in the sua, seal excited were dey by hs speches
tin! hs peso charisma, Unbeevable ax may see) 08 i 935
ten common practi fo ella men co tend seh lies onder 19
‘nett women tho were aleady ia state of exal arousal Graisea
Tesromds co the federal excl a3 wasman might respond toa lowes
‘When Lally, deed in his bck Fascist ifr, ches i afer the
natal profesor each io the parads, bs comment isa crude
Sexual unmaton ofthis atte: "Al Tam say is Manolis got
ro als hs big?"
To undone the conneton between a misguided sexu andthe
politcal rime that fonts prolonged tate of olen, Fe
Tnvofers anther example of tht kage ring Gradacas encounter
vith eh passing oeun Inet Re aneter excis forthe Amarcondans
{o gate ngcthor to demonstrate his mmatrity. The enite 19
Silsout ino the Ads, hoping ash mp of he prod ym
botof eh rpm Thee shots inthe acral ocean suddenly tar into
2 ui oaton, where obvouly fae boas rock back and for om
an abrily fhe osen, prose hy secs of lack plas When the
rc liner ill ppc, san ata do eto, fakecad
oud ship wih acing ints potholes hat was erecedat Cine
‘el and actully stood abandoned on theft here for many years a
terthe lm was completed ana ted aay fom ain aod wid
Once
tut soward the ship jt au se had pasonaely desired eo touch the
isting fedorafe physically dain the parade. After ts passing, the
Tewmspcope ito note ha the Rees ener flat nade thar falls
tack nto tect, eveligie staan a otha movie peop and the
embodiment of alu aa mys image mani by a evi =
tsb elise asic shoul esp the message inmate
oral his love of the cir, elias chat the epresd ives
ofthe Amarondinns re far ton heaiy upon the facile and super
ficial yes dlsered weekly by the local movie deste, the Cinema
ulgor Thos, ele she Seqenceof the won parade for he eee,
Felli iasers two mportan sequences the Bep to exp why the
townspeople act they do to the rene’ poll symbol. Inthe
fin sequen, Tita and his rend go confession, where the pret
is solely concerned with whether the boys couch themes” Tae
et ofthe pres’ quesoing aboot masturbation bas quite te p>
Graves becomes aon ys in her desi to each
Ten euro Zain) wes tees sel Grads Mal Nie
‘nah Clon un Photo Pe Mn Mr ATE Se ohne]
post rele capa, for Tita Bens 6 ak himsel how it would be
oasle not ofc ces wi so many stages of pe ermarhood
“Stoundham Volpas the math eof play pean wornen th
‘rormour bts an mos gatclay Grade Wain Tita fa
tay ashe makes He conn oa least pretends to dos, Tia
tates his encourer th Gadaca ose afternoon a she was watch
ing Gary Cooper in Boas Gest, smoking alone in he tester Geasca
suetrancel i abobvious sat of aroused seal awareness ought
Shout the ienge of he Arercan acto Tita eaters the theater and
Inoveschser and ons Grads, fal placing is and upon her
Ie. He shen devastated by her cashing remark when se brake out
tt her ence and Sally perceives hi preven: “Looking for seme-
thing
Felis pin ithat the mechanism thar arava to Gary
Coop isos the nachna ht arash cow tthe fadetale ort the Rex, symbol of the Fascist cegime,Unbeatby sexuaiy
‘ane exes nly na ankealyasion and such bose per
‘canbe channce ino potently dangerous dictions by 2 ene
‘with experisein maaipulating pmol of «cera kind Unrequted
{eel desire and it represon by ithe the hutch oe ate hate
estemely negative consequences In Tat cat his encounter wth an
norms woman who sells cigarette the owen provides one ofthe
tos hilarious monet ofthe. He delare be tong enough 29
lifes hse feral, she calleges i todos, and when Tita barely
anges it er, she saddened away by a momenary cf
texual passion and gives the young man her enormous breast (0 sack
ter « De Ciscoe poser of Dante wih hit bai exposed ang
Ing om the wall (am advetsment) The shock ofthis encoun 9
rst ht Tit test is bed, ad is moter soe ty ore
"nehisenegis with musta pavers An ceen more exteme example
‘fo semua epession ca sry 3 person anya hen provid
‘byte fay’ nt othe loca ovine Teo, ho lamb
fo heeopofahage tee and acres over and ove, "Tanta woman!”
iver might wel be the motto he enti ale poplin of Arr
cond ata nt by accident tat only 4 dae on cam ng Teo
‘love ro his perch, sede the ultimate rin of ths grotesque
Iehavor ad ie source sexual psi sponsored by the etch
“Tothis pin, our dicossion of Amarcord has sesed the vey si
nian eas Flin as about policy and he Fosse that ur
‘erpn snare and motte his imager. simportant high
Tit wo facs about this wonderful ln that are offen overlook In
‘heat plc, the poll “mage” af Amarcord is imereeation
of lian Bimas eof areted psholagcl develgspent can
be called sachs delivered not with tbe pomp rhetoric ofthe ie
logue bt wit the exquisite imagery of pet. The almost univers
popula of thie ln at oly be explained yt visual power and
otis thematic content. Like La dol ita, Amarcord ese us With
Coumdess moments of get benuty and emeional appeal, even when
‘he subject mater not ava 0 gating. wool be impossible
to cscs them ll ot ew examples wl eve to demonstate tut
lins present “politcal” fim really ne of his greats “poetic™
fis. The sequences dealing wih the visting fede whe pamage of
the es or T's ensounter wih Gadi stent onymportane ve
Tit any Zana wen te enemas ohacmis(Nata Anos
Helo Pons The Manu of Maen A Fy als vel
ices foreareying forward Flin argues about haw pica ide
logy ard cinemati myths operate upon our payhes, bur they are also
some ofthe most iaious a heat meacnemtic monet nthe
‘work Tit approaches Gradaca na movie thst the Rex a move
prop andthe Fasc ses what acre bere will perce a the
‘major hilings of Cinco Fein used the Fascia mie sao
ta ready-made prop, since its archterre (created o oe ofthe Fas
fist rege showplace wat so peal ofthe epee
Sele tha be zouied very few props to complet che sequence. Wile
‘he masa argument of hee thre sequrs cones the link bepween
peor shave and mass Bhavig the subtest of them all eins
thecinema, Insite of eins obvious disaster the pois ene
_govemig the Anaconda othe led wacky tha produced itsNS
val eepression and its cultural empsness, once agin she dsetr eam
ot hp but eprodace the memory f his as i beatae
ager. The appearance he Besa peacock in he show ences
not only the townspeople bu abo Flin audience fs almost magic
avalon the sree cannot but hep torr he equally magi aed
rocatine appearance of the magicians rhe hore in La sna ay
amber of mar sureslsie apparinons in other work. Stil hs
enuf bid ast spreads it gossamer wings abo serves 36a haesh
commentary onthe it of the town forthe peacok say served
asthe archepal image of vanity and dangerous selfeaterednes a
Tia clr since the Midge: Equally mbar are Flin
cantare porate of teenie own. Frcs reve (tpi
grotesque) clowns, cownspeopl eal cartoon characters. While We
nse the deleterious effets ofthe actions of such characters, tae
ome ualter alo make w Inugh and cvenfrgve them the as,
ke eli, ein’ aadince slowly changes rom wes forthe
rosciion 1 witness for the defense, Flin ri always acme
cand thatmplisaceptace andersnding even pay, ater
| han mete etic and exorcn of en
‘Ths, Flin: prodaces an important tstement about politics and
Tealan poiical history with poetic images, oc hetorcl speeches or
‘eologial naratives If his “oll” lm elects his “poe” el,
however it sao ot erly stobigeaphical as some merprettons
lof Amarcord have aimed. The wondetallyeroctve explanation of
‘Gradicas name ina prtct casein oie. As Dario Zant Bas oc,
1 Amarcord, Gradca supposedly eee he name beease she wat
roe tothe Geand Hotel to sleep eh iting prince torr to
hp he town soe fading forthe hare: When she nied the
inc o enter he Bed, sh fred he bay ro him withthe pase
Grace” meaning “Pleas do" or “Help youre) nat, Za
located the histone Grasca and disoneed that her are cae from
2 place where he ater was fighting on the Ausran-alan foie
ring the tine of herbi, November r913 Teas own areaton of
his frenship with Felli underscores how many ofthe clad
graphical evens in Amarcord ike ehoseia 8} a ote etsoas
‘ations of Fellas agin aay athe disor ie ight
Ipseted, "ny ls fom ry past econ memories hat completly
invented"? a pe of wing fi me ABOU r-aecee in
Rimini an discussing many of he people who become his characters
in Amarcord, Flin ress to consider his work autobiogaphca re
Fectngaeedutons explanation of hs is Pascua in reac to
Amarcord, Fein ids explaining hi aby his biography fens
malay bitofended when hea tht oe of myiasis ase
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