"I WANT A WOMAN!!!!!" Uncle Teo bellows in desperation from a treetop in the Italian countryside. Really, don't we all?
From the depths of his imagination, Fellini portrays our deepest desires. In surreal images, Fellini paints a world of fantasy that treated the themes of the darkest realities. Fascism in 1930's Italy pervaded every aspect of life, from family to the economy. Central to Fellini's film Amarcord, fascism is both comical and brutal, sometimes personified and even portrayed in ridiculous dance sequences comparable to a Beyonce music video.
Dancing in the snow with imaginary women, the young men of this film fulfill their sexual desires only in their minds. With the beautiful and bright cinematography in this film, we are left wondering is it all but a dream for us too?
Amarcord will be shown at the Pacific Film Archive Friday, January 23, 2009 at 8:50pm.
Zoe Langer
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