Or 'I remember' in the Roman dialect. Typically episodic and rambling, scenes from Fellini's childhood in Rimini presented with a touch of whimsy, broadly based around three generations of a family. Nino Rota's theme in its various arrangements adds to the vitality. It doesn't really touch on the darkness of Fascist Italy but presents Mussolini as farcical. A professor fill us in on history direct to camera, but he's surrounded by detractors; a young man has a sexual encounter with a large lady in a shop; a peacock appears; there's a glamorous hotel. You know, Fellini. Overlong.
It's very beautifully lit by Giuseppe Rotunno.
With Magali Noel (grand lady of the town), Bruno Zanin (oldest son), Pupella Maggio, Armando Bracia (dad), Ciccio Ingrasia, Written with Tonino Guerra - "If I'd wanted to be a widow, I would have killed you myself!" Edited by Ruggero Mastroianni. Production designer Danilo Donati. Believe it or not, Roger Corman distributed the US version!
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