Nino Rota, Federico Fellini, and the Making of an Italian Cinematic Folk Opera AmarcordFederico Fellini entered the pantheon of 20th Century artists for his path breaking films like, La dolce vita (1960) and Otto e mezzo (1963). However, it was with Amarcord (1973), that Fellini achieved universal fame. That celebration of youth and memory transcends all barriers of ethnic origin and national belonging by simply appealing to human commonalities. Similarly, Nino Rota's music, an integral part of this film, eludes cultural boundaries by