Syracuse University Film Forum to screen Fellini’s ‘Amarcord’ Sept. 23

Syracuse University Film Forum to screen Fellini’s ‘Amarcord’ Sept. 23September 22, 2005Jaime Winne Alvarez jlwinne@syr.edu

Syracuse University Film Forum will screen Fellini’s “Amarcord” this Friday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m., in Room 254 of Newhouse II. In this carnivalesque portrait of provincial Italy during the Fascist period, Fellini satirizes his youth and turns daily life into a circus of rituals, sensations and emotions. Tickets are $3 and are available at the Schine Student Center Box Office or by calling (315) 443-4517.

Film Forum screens vintage and contemporary films on Friday eveningsthroughout the academic year. For a complete schedule of upcoming screenings,visit http://filmforum.syr.edu.

Film Forum is dedicated to the viewing and study of both vintage andcontemporary films. Aimed at students, faculty, staff and community members,it engenders interest in the history of motion pictures by the presentation ofretrospective programs and personalities in the film world and the collectionof an archive of classic films representing the history of cinema. It is acollaborative effort between the Division of Student Affairs, ElectronicMedia Services and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.