star trek v : the final frontier is a 1989 american science fiction film directed by william shatner and based on the television series of the same name created by gene roddenberry .

it is the fifth installment in the star trek film series .

taking place shortly after the events of star trek iv : the voyage home ( 1986 ) , its plot follows the crew of the uss enterprise-a as they confront a renegade vulcan , sybok , who is searching for god at the center of the galaxy .

the film was directed by cast member william shatner , following two films being directed by his co-star leonard nimoy .

shatner also developed the initial storyline , in which sybok searches for god , but instead finds an alien being .

series creator gene roddenberry disliked the original script , while nimoy and deforest kelley objected to the premise that their characters , spock and leonard mccoy , would betray shatner 's james t. kirk .

the script went through multiple revisions to please the cast and paramount pictures , including cuts in the effects-laden climax of the film .

despite a writers ' - guild strike cutting into the film 's pre-production , paramount commenced filming in october 1988 .

many star trek veterans assisted in the film 's production ; art director nilo rodis developed the designs for many of the film 's locales , shots , and characters , while herman zimmerman served as its production designer .

production problems plagued the film on set and during location shooting in yosemite national park and the mojave desert .

as effects house industrial light & magic 's best crews were busy and would be too expensive , the production used bran ferren 's company for the film 's effects , which had to be revised several times in order to lower production costs .

the film 's ending was reworked because of poor test-audience reaction , and the failure of planned special effects .

jerry goldsmith , composer for star trek : the motion picture , returned to score the final frontier .

the final frontier was released in north america on june 9 , 1989 , by paramount pictures .

it had the highest opening gross of any star trek film in at that point and was number one in its first week at the box office , but its grosses quickly dropped in subsequent weeks .

the film received generally mixed to poor reviews by critics on release , and according to its producer , " nearly killed the franchise " .

the next entry in the series , star trek vi : the undiscovered country ( 1991 ) , received a more positive reception .

star trek v : the final frontier

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star trek v : the final frontier is the fifth movie in the star trek film series , released in 1989 .
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i decided to use star trek v : the final frontier to introduce her to the series .
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classically , i thought star trek i was the worst with star trek v as second worst .
they had done the special effects for star trek ii , star trek iii , and star trek iv .
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a frank assessment of star trek v : the final frontier stv has a good idea at its core , but the execution is often terrible .
' star trek v : the final frontier ' is available on blu - ray exclusively as part of the ' star trek : original motion picture collection ' box set from paramount home entertainment .
i used to think star trek i was practically unwatchable , whereas , i thought star trek v was stupid but entertaining .
next was star trek ii wrath of kahn , star trek iii : search for spock , and star trek iv : the voyage home .
however , star trek v would be one of the last films they would do .
in the opening scene of star trek v : the final frontier , there is a bald man that is digging in the desert who is then approached by sybok .
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the commercial soundtrack release of star trek v : the final frontier contained a sampling of the music used in the film . below is a list of the tracks made widely available .
shatner ' s first draft was called
star trek v : the act of love .
it seems , therefore , that the filming script for star trek v was basically the first draft .
an intrepid fan boldly faces her past by rewatching
the final frontier .
does it deserve its reputation at the bottom of the star trek movie pile ?
краткое содержание пятого трековского фильма ,
the final frontier
. типа того . вроде как .
however , star trek v isn ' t boring , it ' s just stupid . but is fun .
many fans and online pundits will tell you
star trek v : the final frontier .
this outing of the original enterprise crew warped into theaters in 1989 , at a time when my young trek fannishness was at its most fervent .
raj states
are you joking , star trek v is the standard against which all badness is measured .
what ' s my vote for the worst star trek movie ever made ?
star trek : nemesis ,
the thoroughly forgettable final outing of the
next generation
crew .
according to the contract which william shatner signed , in order to agree to star in star trek iv : the voyage home ; paramount had to agree to allow shatner the right to direct star trek v . ?
that said , star trek v : the final frontier seemed like particularly dark days at the time and , if anything , holds up even worse a quarter century later . for those looking to celebrate its release today , do the dignified thing : watch star trek iv again instead .
paramount decided that star trek v would not be another dramatic film , but be as lighthearted as its predecessor .
william shatner has apologised for the rubbish star trek v : the final frontier which he himself directed but he still says it wasn ' t his fault . he thinks it ' s funny , fans are not impressed .
families can talk about the tone of star trek v : the final frontier . is it anti - religious ? producer gene roddenberry ( not the only major contributor to star trek , but a leading figure ) is often counted among celebrity atheists , yet nonfiction books have also been written about the
spirituality
of trek .
in star trek ii we found khan . in star trek iii we found spock . in star trek iv we found whales . what is bigger than all of that ? one of us is looking for god . and – surprise ! we find spock’s brother ! and we weren’t even searching for him . strap in for a fun movie… or a movie , anyway . it’s star trek v : the final frontier .
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remember , she was a fan of star trek the next generation , and the new jj abrahms star treks .
the film might have received mixed reviews , but this 2cd expanded edition score for star trek 5 : the final frontier is outstanding , strong themes , lively music and great pacing . . .
so far , there are 13 . star trek v : the final frontier was preceded by star trek : the motion picture ( 1979 ) ( 1979 ) , star trek : the wrath of khan ( 1982 ) ( 1982 ) , star trek iii : the search for spock ( 1984 ) ( 1984 ) , and star trek iv : the voyage home ( 1986 ) ( 1986 ) , and followed by star trek vi : the undiscovered country ( 1991 ) ( 1991 ) , all of which featured the enterprise captained by james t kirk . star trek : generations ( 1994 ) ( 1994 ) unites kirk ' s crew with the crew of the enterprise captained by jean - luc picard ( patrick stewart ) . the other star trek movies featuring picard as captain include : star trek : first contact ( 1996 ) ( 1996 ) , star trek : insurrection ( 1998 ) ( 1998 ) , and star trek : nemesis ( 2002 ) ( 2002 ) . star trek ( 2009 ) ( 2009 ) , star trek : into darkness ( 2013 ) ( 2013 ) and star trek : beyond ( 2016 ) ( 2016 ) harken to an alternate reality in which kirk was just beginning his career with starfleet academy .
in late 2006 , plans for a new untitled star trek animated web series ( later entitled star trek : final frontier ) were announced . this series would be set in the year 2528 and would center around the latest crew of the starship enterprise in a darker future .
star trek v was the first star trek production to be made in tandem with another ( star trek : the next generation , whose second season was in production during the filming ) and one of only two productions to be made during that time period without any involvement from rick berman .
but for star trek fans , haven’t we seen this all before ? arguably the enterprise gets decimated at least two times in the star trek cinematic canon .
but unimpressed fans have been quick to lay the blame firmly back at the feet of shatner for the failings of the final frontier .
i ' m going to have to give star trek the motion picture a little bump for its sophistication and attempt to tell a grand story , while final frontier is going to have to drop .
and sheldon says ,
no no no , star trek v has specific failures in writing and direction , while star trek i fails across the board , art direction , costuming , music , sound editing .
rounding out the top 10 were ' ' dead poets society , ' ' ' ' when harry met sally , ' ' ' ' parenthood , ' ' ' ' turner and hooch ' ' and ' ' star trek v : the final frontier . ' '
she loved the film , and she started to give star trek a chance .
when star trek convention - goers gathered in 2013 to rank the films from best to worst , star trek into darkness rightfully ranked in the bottom spot…and star trek v : the final frontier rightfully fell right under it . the fifth star trek movie starring the original crew , directed by william shatner himself , is a bad movie , a cringeworthy exercise in how to sabotage everything that makes the original series dynamic work . and now , shatner has apologized for it . sort of . kind of . not really .
stardate 8454 . 130 : the cocoon years . the crew of the starship enterprise is so creaky , it ' s time to replace their dilithium crystals with prunes . in
star trek v : the final frontier ,
you keep expecting wilford brimley to take over the bridge .
the war on terror meets the final frontier and asks the most important question of all time . what does god need with a starship ?
star trek ii - the wrath of khan - theatrical vs . director ' s cut
for years in the star trek fandom , there is a debate which is worse .
the following character biography appeared in roddenberry ' s original , 1964 series pitch star trek is . . . ( and was reprinted in the making of star trek ) :
star trek beyond : the first reactions are in and the verdict is . . . ?
star trek v : the final frontier , or as comedian jeff ross called it , star trek v : the death of a franchise , was ladened with problems , not the least of which would be the amateurish , less - than - b - movie optical effects . even star trek fans like myself tend to disown the entry in the series . however , as loving as we are when it comes to our favorite series , some fans take it upon themselves to correct some of these idiosyncrosise rather than just sweep them under the rug .
i was tempted to buy the two - disc special - edition dvd of star trek v : the final frontier because i was interested in hearing the commentary track by william shatner . i ' d imagine a commentary track on this failed film would be illuminating , or at the very least interesting .
featured in star trek v / no holds barred / dead poets society / let ' s get lost / renegades ( 1989 ) . see more »
star trek hilarious bloopers ( 2009 - 2016 ) ft . chris pine & benedict cumberbatch
‘star trek beyond’ flying to decent $ 59 . 6m : but why is it …
i asked her what she thought of star trek iv the voyage home , solid a .
there was some public dissatisfaction with star trek : the next generation amongst fans at the time .
star trek : the next generation , vol . 3 ( music from the original television soundtrack )
on 28 december , the last production day ( only a few missing special effects shots were filmed that day ) , a press conference was held on the set to various newspaper , television and radio reporters . producers harve bennett , and ralph winter , director william shatner and the entire star trek main cast participated , answering questions . ( star trek v : the final frontier dvd special features )
in the star trek cinematic canon , it’s par for the course to have its openings jump up and down . just when it looked like star trek movies ( with the original 1966 cast ) might be out of touch with audiences in the mid 1980s , particularly with a revamped tv series star trek the next generation hitting the airwaves , along came 1986’s star trek iv : the voyage home with its then - present - day earth backdrop and humpback whale environmental themes . the pic breathed new life into the franchise , and turned around the best gross for a star trek sequel ever at the time with $ 109 . 7m at the domestic box office . voyage home held that record for 23 years until it was unseated by j . j . abrams ’ 2009 star trek reboot which earned the series all - time high of $ 257 . 7m . but you know when a star trek sequel is definitely in trouble when it posts a disastrous final cume , i . e . 1989’s star trek v : the final frontier ( $ 52 . 2m ) and 2002’s star trek : nemesis ( $ 43 . 3m ) .
i am so glad that i purchased this soundtrack . the music is beautiful and most relaxing . jerry goldsmith outdid himself with this soundtrack to star trek v .
mr . shatner was kind enough to speak with us about the event , as well as the status of the star trek v dvd and other future projects . . .
as william shatner ' s fellow star trek franchise actors leonard nimoy and jonathan frakes can attest , directing a star trek movie is no easy feat . unfortunately , the final frontier failed to impress enough fans , whether it was due to the poor special effects or a subpar story . fortunately , the original series characters were able to return one last time together two years later in the undiscovered country , and the star trek movie series has continued on since , most recently with star trek beyond . it ' s just a shame that shatner didn ' t get that number crunching help for the final frontier , otherwise maybe that ending would have looked a lot better .
' star trek v : the final frontier ' may be the weakest movie in the series , but it has more positive elements than most fans are willing to acknowledge . honestly , it ' s still ' star trek , ' and not unwatchable by any means . like most of the later movies in the set , the blu - ray has problematic video , but pretty good audio and a bunch of bonus features .
am i saying that star trek v should be treated in the same way as 1984 ? no . but perhaps if i had more courage i would say yes .
yes . star trekv : the final frontier , a novelization of the movie by american science fiction writer j . m . dillard ( pen name for jeanne kalogridis ) , was released in 1989 .
antispam - type the last name of the captain on star trek : tng . ( see answer )
zzzzzssss never seen a single star trek movie or episode , heard this commentary 3 times .
as it stands , ' star trek v : the final frontier ' is a movie of missed opportunities . it fails on most counts , but isn ' t as entirely worthless as its reputation might suggest . the film has its heart in the right place . only the execution is lacking . boy , is it lacking .
give star trek v another viewing via the links above . while it may not necessarily salvage the film , it does bring you one step closer to the glory days of the franchise .
it ' s not the first star trek film to face fan fury and controversy . the latest outing , star trek beyond , generated an online storm when it was revealed that sulu is gay .
the star trek v novelization also references and shows sybok showing the crew how to radically adjust the deflector shields in order to be able to pass through the extreme radiation environment of the great barrier .
in the comic series star trek : spock : reflections , the events leading up to countdown were detailed .
star trek i . q . – connect online to participate in ' star trek ' trivia quizzes . several pre - made tests are available , or you may create and share your own .
one of my favourite scenes in star trek . sybok tries to brainwash kirk ' s friends .
out of all the original cast star trek films , star trek v : the final frontier is the one that seems to regularly receive the beatings . it is cast aside like the fat and wheezy boys in p . e . lessons . standing alone at the side of the field while the other star trek films save the day . i suppose if that metaphor where to stand up , you would have to say that star trek : the motion picture would be the swatty , studious boy who sits under a tree and contemplates life , the universe and all that . anyway , star trek v is bullied by most and ignored by the rest . that must mean it is really bad , eh ? well , no actually . it isn’t . certainly if you compare it to the next generation films such as nemesis or insurrection , it is actually a masterpiece .
none of shatner’s big plans didn’t come to naught . the final frontier cost much more than the voyage home , more than any trek film since the motion picture , and the final act looks shot on sandpaper . they meet god , he isn’t god , they shoot fake alien god , the end !
one fan summed it up by saying :
nothing could have saved star trek v . the weak ending was merely the icing on the cake made from steaming horse cr * * .
accordingly , film critic josh larsen of larsen on film , rated it with three stars declaring ,
i’m grading on a sliding scale here - final frontier is “good” only in relation to the previous star trek pictures .
he went on to state ,
final frontier would be another wash were it not for laurence luckinbill as the series’ first interesting villain ( and yes , i’m counting the bewilderingly beloved khan ) .
while considered by many as the worst of the star trek films - and it certainly does have problems - , the final frontier is rather enjoyable and has some memorable moments that only fail to raise it to a higher level due to a clear lack of better polishing .
in order to save money , shatner and crew used much of the sets of star trek the next generation .
the otherwise very star trek friendly magazine cinefantastique has made no mention whatsoever of this production in their publications .
she even started to watch star trek : the next generation and developed a huge crush on will riker .
final frontier is a warmly crafted picture only lacking a sophisticated technical and dramatic finesse the earlier features held in abundance . the film is never aggressively odious , just undernourished .
join mr . plinkett as he rambles and complains about star trek 5 : the final frontier ! play the commentary alongside the movie and enjoy ! note : start the commentary the moment you see the paramount logo begin to fade in . not in the middle , or after the logo , right at the start .
a critical and commercial failure , the final frontier very nearly ended the star trek movie series . paramount eventually coupled it with indiana jones and the last crusade as a double feature in a effort to prop up trek ' s gross take , and many of the planned overseas theatrical releases were withdrawn and the movie went straight to home video .
the major disappointments of the summer so far are clint eastwood ' s ' ' pink cadillac , ' ' which has grossed less than $ 12 million for warner brothers , and paramount ' s ' ' star trek v : the final frontier , ' ' which continues to sink . ' ' star trek iii , ' ' the weakest of the first four films in the series , brought paramount $ 39 million in film rentals , or close to $ 80 million at the box office . ( a studio usually ends up with 50 percent of the box - office receipts . ) ' ' star trek v ' ' has reached $ 42 . 4 million in ticket sales .
urltoken , star trek chronology and star trek encyclopedia ( 3rd ed . , p . 691 ) use the year 2287 , or 20 years after the organian peace treaty . memory alpha uses this year , as well .
i think it ' s fair to say that if you asked 100 star trek fans which of the original cast ' s movies was the weakest the largest percentage of them would say star trek v : the final frontier . the 1989 film was not a huge success , either commercially or critically , and much of the blame was levied on its star / writer / director william shatner . but you may not know that the reason he was given so much creative control dates back over 20 years before the film even went into production . . .
although it finished in the top 10 , ' ' star trek v : the final frontier ' ' was not as big a hit as expected , nor were some other heavily promoted sequels . ' ' karate kid iii ' ' and ' ' licence to kill , ' ' the latest james bond installment , also failed to spin turnstiles with consistency . horror sequels failed
she had never seen , nor ever wanted to see the original star trek tv series nor any of the movies .
while plugging his new nbc reality - series better late than never with ew , the star trek legend took some time to apologize for how the final frontier ended , blaming a lack of budget for not being able to realize his full vision . here ' s what he said :
with uneven scripting and effects , this is considered the least worthwhile of the big - screen trek adaptations ; it feels like a slipshod , just - before - cancellation episode of the original tv series . it ' s great to see the classic cast interacting - - and there ' s a revelation about dr . mccoy that explains the spacegoing physician ' s grouchy house - like attitude - - but the rest is mediocre . in star trek v : the final frontier ' s defense , the previous three star trek movies were a tough act to follow .
other novels set after star trek vi established that picard was at the wedding of spock and saavik met sarek .
star trek v press conference ( 13 : 42 )  shatner and harve bennett host the press conference held on the last day of shooting . the star trek cast are in costume on the bridge set that ' s open to a hundred or so press reps who enagage shatner in a q & a ; session .
‘star trek beyond’ flying to decent $ 59 . 6m : but why is it lower than ‘into darkness’ ?
. . . began sensing a [ positive ] trend , but ultimately [ the final frontier ] was a failed but glorious attempt at a thought - provoking film .
my rewatch well has been running dry after a couple years of working my way through everything , and i reached a point where the only thing i hadn ' t watched straight through was the infamous star trek v : the final frontier . ( the first time i attempted it , my girlfriend vetoed it after uhura ' s distracting dance ; i later watched the second half on netflix . )
added to the negativity remarking ,
star trek v is a shambles , a space plodessy , a snoozola of astronomic proportions .
the special effects in the film were not spared criticism either as she illustrated how the
principal photography began on 11 october 1988 and ended on 28 december of the same year . the first scene filmed was harve bennett ' s cameo as rear admiral
bob
. production began shooting at yosemite national park , then moved to the mojave desert , then back to paramount studios , where they filmed next door to star trek : the next generation . the last scenes filmed were the kirk - spock - mccoy trio ' s campfire singalongs . ( star trek v : the final frontier dvd special features )
similarly commented ;
star trek v : shatner ' s folly ( the subtitle is mine ) handily takes the hollow crown as worst in the series . it ' s bloated , bombastic and maddeningly pretentious .
this is the first star trek movie not to be nominated for a hugo award for
best dramatic presentation
.
this is a star trek discussion subreddit , so please be mindful of straying too far from the topic at hand .
remember during star trek iv , when shatner looked like he would not sign on executive producer harve bennet wanted to do a star trek prequel about the original characters during their time at starfleet academy ; using a new younger cast .
the franchise trended a little prudish from final frontier on — with deep space nine a thought - provoking ( and seven of nine a somewhat embarrassing ) exception . this was necessary ; kirkian machismo was never as openly sexist as , like , james bond , but it was problematic . actually , though , worth pointing out that at no point in the torrid development process of final frontier did shatner even conceive of giving kirk a love interest ; lonely man , lonely road . wait , i take that back . worth putting this in bold type just to make explicit the utter wrongness : the final frontier is the only star trek movie where captain kirk kills a stripper .
star trek v : the final frontier is a scathing commentary on radicalisation , and the rise of islamic terrorism . it is right wing . dark . subversive . brilliant . when watched in the light that it was intended , it ceases to be a muddling and bizarre action adventure film and instead transcends those boundaries . if you like your sci - fi to shine a light on the real world , to engage your brain and challenge your preconceptions , there is the argument to be made that star trek v is not only a worthy film , it is one of the most interesting science fiction films ever made .
star trek : discovery producer akiva goldsman has said that spock will not be seen on discovery . [ 22 ]
what does god need with a starship ?
there ' s just no way to sugarcoat this : ' star trek v : the final frontier ' is the worst of all the ' star trek ' movies . the film has often been called
shatner ' s folly .
after co - star leonard nimoy ' s tremendous financial and critical success directing the last two ' trek ' pictures , leading man and notorious egomaniac william shatner demanded his day in the sun . paramount consented . the franchise was on top of the world at that point . ' star trek iv : the voyage home ' had been a huge hit in theaters , and ' star trek : the next generation ' was igniting the passions of a whole new audience on tv . what a great promotional opportunity it will be , the studio reasoned , to let captain kirk direct his own ' star trek ' movie . contracts were signed , the cast was reassembled , and soon the wheels were set in motion for what surely would be the biggest ' trek ' of all . and then everything fell apart .
but the books feel very final frontier - y . like , if final frontier is the hobbit , the nine books that comprise the so - called shatner - verse form the freaking silmarillion . the first book , the ashes of eden , has a key plot point that rhymes backwards to shatner’s film : an “eden” - ish planet , with a paradise city - ish combination of klingons and romulans .
ignff : i had a couple of other questions to ask you as well . . . first up & # array ; what is the current status of the star trek v : director ' s edition dvd ?
star trek v : the final frontier is a scathing commentary on radicalization , and the rise of islamic terrorism . it is right wing . dark . subversive . brilliant . when watched in the light that it was intended , it ceases to be a muddling and bizarre action / adventure film and instead transcends those boundaries . if you like your sci - fi to shine a light on the real world , to engage your brain and challenge your preconceptions , there is the argument to be made that star trek v is not only a worthy film , it is one of the most interesting science fiction films ever made .
some of the most beautiful soundtrack music i have ever heard . not the greatest star trek movie . but the music is wonderful .
the daystrom research institute is a subreddit dedicated to in - depth discussion of everything and anything related to the star trek franchise .
the feynman was named for physicist richard feynman . ( star trek : the next generation companion 2nd ed . , p 160 )
the reputation of the end - result was as different as night and day , when compared to the preceding film . the voyage home had been a hit that enjoyed great commercial success and reignited the faith in star trek as a franchise , causing the green - lighting of the next generation . the final frontier , on the other hand , while starting out with highest opening gross of any star trek film , quickly plummeted in its ticket sales , was received negatively both by fans and critics and , according to its producer ,
nearly killed
star trek as a film franchise .
star william shatner made a deal with paramount that if star trek iv was successful , he would be contracted to direct the next film , although according to star trek movie memories ( 1995 , p . 244 ) , both william shatner and leonard nimoy had , what shatner referred to as
favored nation clauses
, in their contracts meaning essentially that what one got , the other got . according to shatner , it was nimoy who put the idea of directing star trek v in his head during the production of star trek iv , telling shatner that because of their favored nation status , he could successfully demand to direct the next film .
annoyingly , every single disc in the set automatically starts with a very loud trailer for the 2009 ' star trek ' feature film and an ad for the blu - ray release of ' star trek : the original series – season 1 ' before the main menu .
in an interview for the book captains ' logs , harve bennett blamed the movie ' s failure on star trek : the next generation .
while star trek : the original series is a beloved series among sci - fi fans , the fact of the matter is that without the star trek movies , the franchise wouldn ' t have grown into the powerhouse it is today . however , not all of these big screen tales have been winners . one of the lesser entries of the bunch is 1989 ' s star trek v : the final frontier , which was directed by captain james t . kirk himself , william shatner . it proved to not only underperform financially , but was also a critical disappointment . nearly 30 years later , shatner is now acknowledging how poorly the ending of the movie turned out , which he says was due to not having the proper funds .
5 . when star trek creator gene roddenberry heard of shatner ' s idea for star trek v he objected to the characters ' search for god in general , and more particularly , the idea of a god as portrayed by western religion . one of roddenberry ' s employees later suggested that some of his employer ' s animosity towards the story stemmed back to
after filming the final amorphous blob scene , shatner and ferren looked at the footage and were not pleased .
i saw the movie five times on the big screen , each time accompanied by a progressively smaller audience around me . for my final viewing , i was the only one inside the dark theater . i haven ' t seen
star trek v
since then . as star trek celebrates its 50th anniversary this year , it ' s time for me to rewatch the film from my now - adult perspective . is it really as bad as everyone says it is ?
shatner fights god . that’s about all anyone remembers from the infamous star trek v : the final frontier . over the years , the tale has grown in the telling . some called it one of the worst films of all time , others call it a box office catastrophe . it killed the careers of the director , producer , the entire special effects company , and nearly ended the entire franchise right there and then . it is remembered merely as a vanity project gone horribly wrong .
star trek v : the final frontier is the ultimate question . what does god need with a starship ? to answer it , we need religion , politics , philosophy and the human condition . it is an exploration not of space , but of existence . these goals are accomplished , although how well accomplished is left as an exercise to the viewer . superficially , star trek v is a mess . but then again , if you’re watching superficially , perhaps you’re already missing the point . this is not an adventure story . this is a biting , vicious allegory of religious extremism . relevant now perhaps more than ever , as it shows startling parallels to the current war against islamic state .
also added that this film did very well as it was liked by both fans and non - fans of the star trek phenomenon .
the first four star trek movies flow neatly into each other to tell one continuous saga , wrapped up in star trek iv : the voyage home , but now the series starts over from scratch in star trek v : the final frontier . but starfleet still orders captain kirk and his crew from their camping trip and marshmallow roasts ( ! ? ) to speed to a desert planet , where ambassadors of the klingon and romulan empires have been taken hostage . the enterprise is thus lured into a trap and hijacked by sybok ( lawrence luckinbill ) , mr . spock ' s long - lost brother , a renegade cult leader . sybok intends to literally find heaven and god by taking the ship into a forbidden zone of space .
audio commentary by trek experts michael & denise okuda , authors judith & garfield reese - stevens , and visual effects artist daren dochterman – now this is the commentary that ' star trek v ' needs , and is a big improvement over shatner ' s track . the group ( who had previously assembled for the ' star trek : the motion picture ' blu - ray ) are quite honest and insightful in their analysis of
the challenged star trek movie .
they ' re able to acknowledge both the good and bad in the film . the track offers a lot of great trivia . ( shatner originally wanted sean connery for sybok ! ) whether you like ' star trek v ' or not , this commentary is a very good listen . i wish this group had been able to comment on every movie in the set .
subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to extras : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken star trek v : the final frontier deleted scene - a great experiment ( 1989 ) - william shatner movie hd captain kirk and his crew must deal with mr . spock ' s long - lost half - brother who hijacks the enterprise for an obsessive search for god at the center of the galaxy .
star trek v : the final frontier is the ultimate question . what does god need with a starship ? to answer it , we need religion , politics , philosophy , and the human condition . it is an exploration not of space , but of existence . these goals are accomplished , although how well accomplished is left as an exercise for the viewer . superficially , star trek v is a mess . but then again , if you’re watching superficially , perhaps you’re already missing the point . this is not an adventure story . this is a biting , vicious allegory of religious extremism . relevant now perhaps more than ever , as it shows startling parallels to the current war against islamic state .
nobody enjoys writing about a bad movie , except connoisseurs of schadenfreude or some habitués of aint it cool news ( two subsets that tend to overlap ) . but as a recovering star trek dork from way back , i ' ll say without flinching that final frontier is one dreary , joyless failure that delivers all the pleasure of a plucked pubic hair . its shortcomings are particularly striking given that it sits between the series ' most financially successful entry , leonard nimoy ' s vapid but affable star trek iv : the voyage home , and nicholas meyer ' s self - assured star trek vi : the undiscovered country .
there is something to be said for a film that lists among its technical credits a klingon dialogue consultant . but much as it grieves a serious trekkie to say it , the final frontier is the biggest disappointment since spock blew his cool with that awful woman in the cloudminders episode . following the unusual critical approbation of star trek iv : the voyage home , and no doubt envying leonard nimoy his successful transition to directing , william shatner took over directorial duty for the final frontier . in that respect he has not embarrassed himself . in originating the story , however , he has .
4 . harve bennett wasn ' t the only one who initially decided to call time upon their star trek association . according to george takei , he originally turned down the option to appear in star trek v solely because he knew william shatner was directing - the pair had a long standing feud . but shatner personally approached him and convinced takei to reprise his role of sulu .
this is the only one of the first six star trek films not to feature any scenes based in and around starfleet headquarters in san francisco .
god help me — fake alien god help me — but i enjoy the final frontier . it helps to remember just how goofy star trek always could be . we hail the great episodes of the original series , which tend to be serious or tribble - coded as “silly . ” but trek could also be half - baked , horny , macho , gruff ; before “mythology” was a thing , trek could disobey its own past , could reinvent its galaxy every week for an hour .
this movie is also the only star trek movie to be nominated for a golden raspberry award for worst picture ; which is actually won .
both nichelle nichols and william shatner refused to assign any blame to freiberger for the inferior third season of star trek in their published autobiographies .
the 2013 virtual collectible card battle game star trek : rivals was using nimoy ' s picture for card # 103
ambassador spock
.
the problem with most of the lame comedy in star trek v is its forced nature . the movie is like the anti - star trek iv . where trek iv was about well - oiled nuance where humor grew naturally from situations and character , the early scenes of trek v are about painfully labored , in - your - face three stooges gags that clunk and clang to the floor . among the most cringe - worthy is the awkward scotty / uhura innuendo , which seems to hint at a relationship in such a way the audience is left to decide for itself . it ' s such a needless and poorly played detour that the only possible response is one of befuddlement .
i feel it is time to stop picking on the final frontier and turn attention to the other tired lads on the sidelines . star trek iii : the search for spock for instance , a very silly and desperate premise which is then ponderously delivered with little to no moments of interest for the viewer and a very poor villain in christoper lloyd’s kruge ( who also has a rubber dog puppet ) who you can barely take seriously . so yea , pick on that one and leave poor the final frontier alone , it’s actually pretty good . anyone who hates it can just go climb a rock .
she told me that her previous boyfriend tried to introduce her to the star trek series but the alien creatures , including spock , grossed her out .
star trek : voyager is second only to the next generation among the newer series in regards to the number of awards that it won and its original ratings .
more than anything else , star trek v is a work of profound ego . while leonard nimoy was mostly invisible behind the camera on star trek iii : the search for spoc k and star trek iv : the voyage home , shatner can’t help but make himself the star of the show in every scene of his movie . there isn’t a single scene where kirk isn’t completely right ! the rest of the crew are barely themselves , bumping their heads on low passages and instantly falling for the old “ancient alien claims it’s actually god” trick . only kirk – powerful , brilliant , macho kirk ! – knows what to do in any given situation !
the only real survivor , at least according to the okudas in the star trek encyclopedia , is captain klaa , who was apparently bumped down for his actions and assigned as a courtroom translator in star trek vi the undiscovered country . this was due to a coincidence in that the translator was played by todd bryant .
there were big plans for the final conflict on the god planet . shatner wanted angels , demons , rock - monsters . actually , his plans sound a little bit like everything that happens in darren aronofsky’s noah . i mean it as a huge compliment to two very strange and unloved films that the final frontier feels an awful lot like noah .
the only thing that was built from scratch was the new enterprise - a bridge , which would only be used one more time in star trek vi .
ultimately , though , i decided against the dvd purchase ( i already have a copy on vhs ) . in a capitalist society , we vote for consumer products by using our wallets , and star trek v is a movie that i must strongly vote against . instead , i recently pulled out my vhs copy to revisit this film for the first time in many years . i can say with renewed confidence that this will indeed be the only trek film that won ' t be making its way on to my dvd shelf . ( after having just watched it , i won ' t need to watch it again for many more years , if ever . besides , how can you face the clerk at the checkout line at best buy when you ' re buying star trek v : the final frontier ? kidding , kidding . )
star trek honors nasa ( hd , 10 min . ) – i ' m not sure how ' trek '
honors
anything in this piece . astronauts and astronomers tell of being inspired by ' star trek . ' the movie ' s science consultant explains his work visualizing the center of the galaxy ( and whether any of that holds up to modern theory ) .
a fascinating dichotomy : trek v is possibly one of the single worst films imaginable ( horrible story , mediocre acting , terrible direction and lousy special effects ) and yet jerry . . .
space : the final frontier . these are the voyages of the starship enterprise . her ongoing mission : to explore strange new worlds , to seek out new lifeforms and new civilizations ; to boldly go where no one has gone before .
the name
sha ka ree
was taken from
sean connery
, the actor star trek producers originally wanted to play sybok . unfortunately , connery was busy working on indiana jones and the last crusade , and was unavailable to play the part . ( star trek movie memories 1995 , p . 292 )
that’s a solid result , and the third best bow out of the skydance / bad robot star trek series , however , the justin lin - directed film is 15 % off the three - day of its second installment , star trek into darkness which clocked $ 70 . 9m during the course of its friday to sunday .
i cannot understand how is it possible for people who call themselves star trek fans , not to like this film . even more i can ' t understand how is it possible for the previous movie to have better ratings . the voyage home could have been any other light movie for people who don ' t like to think what they ' ve just seen . . . not for star trek fans . the final frontier movie was about all the stuff that made tos so special . i know it ' s not free willy but if it was i would rate it with a 7 not a 9 . as i did with star trek iv which was just an enjoyable movie . star trek was always about the story . a story that would give you a glimpse to a possible future and make you think about philosophical matters such as life , friendship , god , racism and others . if this is why you watch star trek i believe you will enjoy this film .
for approximately half an hour while star trek : the animated series was in early development , a boyhood version of spock was considered for inclusion as a regular character in the upcoming series , along with other child equivalents of the series ' main characters . ( the art of star trek , pp . 42 & 43 )
2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the star trek franchise — and the release of star trek beyond , the 13th feature film in the series . to celebrate this big year , and ponder the deeper meanings of trek ’s first half - century , the entertainment geekly column will look at a different star trek film each week , from now till beyond . this week : the one where kirk meets god , and he is us . last week : leonard nimoy’s beautiful and joyful time - travel comedy . next week : the end of an era — and the return of the great nicholas meyer .
ascribes so much power to inner pain that we must be three steps closer to god by the time the final credits roll .
the weakest to date of the star trek feature films . despite a $ 32 million budget that was recouped within its first month , star trek v isn ' t much more than an expanded tv episode , and not a particularly memorable one at that . yet , even with its many shortcomings , including less - than - exciting action scenes and cartoonlike special effects , this sequel ' s popularity . . . read more
remains goldsmith ' s top
star trek
score outside of the original , and it finally received a superior album to illuminate its outstanding narrative cohesion .
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on the other hand , indiana jones ' ' never happened on the toy level , ' ' said mr . carlat . lucasfilm , which controls the merchandising on the movies it produces , is merchandising the intrepid archeologist as ' ' a lifestyle symbol , ' ' said mr . roffman . ' ' we felt the name indiana jones was appropriate as a label , and we didn ' t want to get into the rut of souvenir merchandise . ' ' macy ' s , emporium , bon marche and other department stores across the country will sell a line of hats , shirts and expensive leather jackets . indiana jones watches will be priced up to $ 150 . from the final frontier . . . ' ' star trek v : the final frontier ' ' presents a different problem . its appeal is to a relatively small but extremely loyal audience of trekkers who have followed captain kirk and mr . spock since the television series started in 1966 . ' ' ' star trek ' is a collector ' s market , ' ' said mardi marans , the executive vice president of marketing at paramount pictures . paramount ' s summer movies include both ' ' star trek v ' ' and ' ' indiana jones and the last crusade . ' '


amarcord is a 1973 italian comedy-drama film directed by federico fellini , a semi-autobiographical tale about titta , an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the village of borgo san giuliano ( situated near the ancient walls of rimini ) in 1930s fascist italy .

the film 's title ( [ amarˈkɔrd ] ) is a univerbation of the romagnolo phrase " a m ' arcord " ( " i remember " ) .

the title then became a neologism of the italian language , with the meaning of ' nostalgic revocation ' .

titta 's sentimental education is emblematic of italy 's " lapse of conscience . "

fellini skewers mussolini 's ludicrous posturings and those of a catholic church that " imprisoned italians in a perpetual adolescence " by mocking himself and his fellow villagers in comic scenes that underline their incapacity to adopt genuine moral responsibility or outgrow foolish sexual fantasies .

the film won the oscar for best foreign language film , and was nominated for two academy awards : best director and best writing , original screenplay .

amarcord

“officine amarcord” the name draws inspiration by a famous italian movie of federico fellini and “officine” stands for workshop whereas “amarcord” is a recall of a memory in a nostalgic key .
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ribald , sweet , and sentimental , amarcord is a larger - than - life journey through a seaside village and its colorful citizens .
amarcord embodies this equivocation between memory and invention , between a world represented ( remembered ) and a world created ( imagined ) . amarcord is not memory—or if it is , it is false memory—not fragments of what once was but fragments of what is imagined to have been .
amarcord
won the oscar for best foreign language film , and was oscar - nominated for both best direction and best original screenplay .
original american release trailer for federico fellini ' s amarcord , now playing in a new 35mm restoration from janus films . visit urltoken for more information .
orthodox fellini lovers will give primacy to la strada or la dolce vita , but amarcord has its fans , and it ' s easy to see why .
seen today , amarcord is something of a disappointment , clever and moving in places , but also sprawling , undisciplined , clumsy in patches , and decidedly overlong .
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amarcord is delightful . it ' s real movie magic . the unapologetically contrived kind . it ' s perfectly unreal . it ' s achingly terrific . amarcord is compelling in all the ways that really , actually matter . it ' s astonishingly artificial but pure and true . it ' s one of my favorite all - time films .
amarcord ( i remember ) is a movie co - written and directed by italian director federico fellini in 1974 . oscar in the category of best foreign language film in 1975 .
in amarcord , fellini had this remarkable way of tying all these coming of age encounters together for a boy living in this quirky seaside town , into a funny and enjoyable light cinematic experience .
fellini ' s ability to compose a frame that oozes baroque drama and vitality is almost unparalleled and amarcord more or less succeeded for me in evoking a time period through the eyes of a young boy . . .
birra amarcord gradisca is a classic lager noted for its unique aroma and its unsurpassed hoppy flavour . it is characterized by a brillant golden color , a compact head , and its fresh , thirst - quenching qualities .
the amarcord arthouse television awards ( aatva ) is a web - only competition with the focus on arthouse films made primarily for television and video . aatva is a division of the blow - up arthouse film festival . it links the most creative artists together with very intelligent audiences for its annual festival of narrative , musical and documentary films , shorts , animations , experimental films , and student work . the festival was named after the fellini ' s iconic film
amarcord
.
an unorthodox semi - autobiography of director federico fellini , 1930 ' s italy , amarcord is a vivid and ill - tempered mock of the personal youth of the director - author enriched by adolescent desires and social - political subtexts . bellissima !
starting today , federico fellini’s enduring autobiographical amarcord is back on the big screen , in a newly restored print from janus films , supervised by director of photography giuseppe rotunno . after a two - week run at new york’s film forum , fe…
much like the other fellini movies i have seen including ' la dolce vita ' and ’8 1 / 2’ , amarcord flows along with a very loose narrative structure . there is not much depth given to each character , but it remains engaging…
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the characters in fellini’s early films tend to be more realistic and individualized than those in his later ones , where circus elements are more evident and characters less natural , more fantastic and exaggerated . that is , whereas in the white sheik ( 1952 ) , fernando rivoli is both rivoli and the clown he plays , in amarcord , there are no such divisions . rivoli dreams and wanda dreams in the white sheik , but in amarcord , gradisca is a dream , as are uncle teo and the whole of the film .
i couldn’t agree with those criticisms . i find fellini’s magic spellbinding even when he’s only marking time , as he was to some extent in “roma . ” but now , with “amarcord , ” fellini returns to the very top of his form . and he has the last laugh on the critics of his “structureless” films . because “amarcord” seems at first to be a series of self - contained episodes and then reveals a structure so organic and yet so effortless that at its end , we can only marvel at this triumph over ordinary movie forms .
federico fellini was born and brought up in rimini , italy , a small seaside town in the province of emilia - romagna . amarcord is a neologism he contrived , which comes closest to the emiliano - romagnolo dialect phrase mi ricordo ( i remember ) . fellini , a …
sellout crowds have caused new york ' s film forum to extend its run of the new janus films restoration of amarcord for another six days , until december 23 . so , new yorkers , it ' s not too late to see this “fun - house tour through fellini’s mind” on…
even federico fellini acknowledged that he had the habit of making the same film again and again , and
amarcord
is just that film . orthodox fellini lovers may give primacy to the earlier , more narrative dramas ,
8 1 / 2 ,
la strada
or
la dolce vita ,
but
amarcord
may be a more perfect summary of
felliniesque ,
the sumptuous carnival style that defined fellini ' s work from the late 1960s on . and it proves that felliniesque means much more than just a shorthand term for the bizarre .
this is not what happens in fellini’s i vitelloni ( 1953 ) , the film apparently closest to amarcord in its depiction of a small seaside town like rimini . in i vitelloni , the town is in fact like rimini , and the events that befall the characters elicit realistic tears , anguish , and anger ; in amarcord , to the contrary , the town is a caricature . it seems completely constructed , as false as the tears of gradisca and as delusive as her dream marriage—and as contrived as the animal sexual hunger of volpina ( foxy ) , the town nymphomaniac .
today i had the great pleasure of watching the masterpiece
amarcord
again . the film is a charming series of vignettes set in fellini ' s seaside hometown during his childhood in 1930s italy . a warm and gentle comedy , it lovingly skewers the platitudes by which everyday people manage their daily lives .
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never have i seen a childhood nostalgia film be so brutally honest when it comes to the real life places and people that the story is inspired from . amarcord comes from the mind and memories of the great federico fellini ' s carnivalesque and alien brain . this film is supposed to be a very personal and achingly nostalgic portrait of the directors youth in a small 1930 ' s seaside village and italy , and while i didn ' t grow up in italy , nor was i born anywhere near 1930 , i can tell you that no matter where you are from or how you got to where you are now , amarcord will feel like home .
federico fellini was born and brought up in rimini , italy , a small seaside town in the province of emilia - romagna . amarcord is a neologism he contrived , which comes closest to the emiliano - romagnolo dialect phrase mi ricordo ( i remember ) . fellini , a great liar , denied this origin , claiming instead that it was a mysterious , cabalistic word , linked to invention rather than memory . whatever the meaning , amarcord evokes another world : evanescent , unreal , unreachable , impalpable , like an image in the depth of a mirror that can be attested to for only a brief instant before it vanishes , like the images of the cinema .
in
amarcord ,
fellini shows us the sexual dreams of teen boys , whose tender age blocks their fulfillment . he shows us the sexual dreams of adults , which look quite similar - - - but while unblocked by age , they are infantilized by religious guilt , political corruption , and a simplistic vision of gender relations .
amarcord presents a topsy - turvy universe of libidinous grandfathers , crazy uncles , hysterical mothers , constantly bickering families , and dwarf nuns . sexually frustrated male teenagers such as titta ( bruno zanin ) fantasise over gradisca - herself seduced by hollywood notions of glamour in her trips to the local cinema - and over an enormous - breasted female tobacconist .
it ' s real - life magic . it ' s honest - to - god supernatural . it ' s a very special film . amarcord changed my life . i feel like i ' ve never truly understood cinema until now . i feel like i can do anything . i feel like magic must feel . i feel like fairy dust .
and we can marvel , too , at how universal “amarcord” is . this is a movie for everybody , even those who hardly ever see foreign or “art” films . fellini’s greatest achievement , in my opinion , was “8 1 / 2 . ” but that was a difficult film that revealed its meaning only after a good deal of thought and repeated viewings .
this carnivalesque portrait of provincial italy during the fascist period , the most personal film by federico fellini , satirizes the director’s youth and turns daily life into a circus of social rituals , adolescent desires , male fantasies , and political subterfuge , all set to nino rota’s classic , nostalgia - tinged score . the academy award–winning amarcord remains one of cinema’s enduring treasures .
this carnivalesque portrait of provincial italy during the fascist period , the most personal film from federico fellini , satirizes the director’s youth and turns daily life into a circus of social rituals , adolescent desires , male fantasies , and political subterfuge , all set to nina rota’s classic , nostalgia - tinged score . the academy award–winning amarcord remains one of cinema ' s enduring treasures .
amarcord is a 1973 italian comedy - drama film directed by federico fellini , a semi - autobiographical coming - of - age tale about titta , an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the village of borgo san giuliano ( situated near the ancient walls of rimini ) in 1930s fascist italy . the film ' s title is a romagnol neologism for
i remember .
this little documentary is about maestro fellini , and his brilliant work on oscar winning masterpiece
amarcord
. i do not own rights for this video , but i would like to share with all of you who are fans and lovers of fellini ' s work . some of the very close friends and collaborators of maestro fellini speak of his vision and dreamy world he created in glorious cinecitta . enjoy
in amarcord , the rex is made of cardboard , the sea of plastic , the sunset of paint . very little is natural , and when it is , it is parodied and deformed . the natural was not an opportunity for fellini , material to be recorded or rearranged , but rather a constraint , like rationality , defined order , and logic were—a limit on his creativity—and that is why the natural , the narrativized , and the realistic began to disappear from fellini’s work , at first imperceptibly , before 1960 , and then markedly afterward . the films increasingly became the expression of the soul of fellini—not his autobiography , his life to be represented , but what he wished to express . “there is nothing autobiographical in amarcord , ” he said ( nor is there in his celebrated essay “my rimini , ” which is neither autobiography nor exactly recollection but something rather more delicate and poetic : reminiscence ) . this expressive reality is made up of the spirits of fellini , like those of juliet in juliet of the spirits ( 1965 ) . his films objectify these spirits and in so doing liberate them . the clowns of amarcord are such spirits , not memories exactly but compressed symbols and associations , as in a dream .
amarcord is like a circus , composed of numbers , perfectly linear and sequential but whose links are neither logical , dramatic , nor narratively motivated . each of the numbers in the film is a circus act , and the actors are the circus clowns . indeed , there is no story in amarcord , simply a collection of these episodes , whose order is only marginally consequential or where consequence is not of great importance : the seasons will change , miranda will die , gradisca will marry . since the figures are essentially only images that have been designed , sketched , and exaggerated , rather than developed and given body to , they are simultaneously eternal and ephemeral , like the ocean liner rex , which appears in its impossible magnificence out of the blackness of the sea at night , bringing gradisca to tears and the others in boats to shouts of astonishment at the unreal wonder of it , in a kind of maritime séance . even fascism is made into spectacle : were this a realistic film , fascism would be a politics that would eventually be overcome ; in amarcord , because fascism is only an act of clowns dressed up in a circus , it seems to be timeless , a perpetual provincialism and infantilism , more symbolic than historical or real , like chaplin as the great dictator .
amarcord is considered an exaggeration of federico fellini ' s reality of his childhood mixed with fragments of what could be true and fragments that are only imagined to be true .
there ' s nothing autobiographical in amarcord ,
fellini had stated . even the lawyer who is one of the main narrators in the film even admits to the audience that the stories he is giving us might not even be completely accurate especially coming from the character of biscein , who he accuses of being a born liar and of making up a new story every single day . if the film amarcord gives off an artificial like quality , it is never so obvious as it is in the scene with the arrival of the great liner red which is clearly made of plastic and paint . when rex passes all the townspeople out in their boats the look of the liner and the waves it is riding on look as fake and artificial as the town of borgo and of its comic book like inhabitants ; which in many ways suggests an illusion to reality . even the sudden arrival of the fascist leaders seem like an absurd comic spectacle as you watch fascists marching down the streets looking like a bunch of clowns in one of fellini ' s circuses with a ridiculous looking papier - mâché mussolini which looks more similar to a grotesque bulldog .
federico fellini’s “amarcord” takes us back to the small italian town of his birth and young manhood , and gives us a joyful , bawdy , virtuoso portrait of the people he remembers there . he includes a character undoubtedly meant to be young federico - - earnest , awkward , yearning with all the poignancy of adolescent lust after the town beauties . but the movie’s not an autobiography of a character . it’s the story of the town itself .
the townspeople are almost children in their behavior , taking delight in the simple joys of eating and making love and parading around the square and gossiping about each other and about the hypnotic gradisca . fellini implies that this simple behavior is nourished by a system that encourages a mindless going along - - but “amarcord” isn’t a political movie . it is a memory , fond but merciless , of how it was in italy at a certain time .
the italian title
amarcord
has been rendered in english as
i remember ,
and quite rightly this a very personal reminisce about the past of writer - director federico fellini . it focuses on the 1930s when he was growing up in the italian village of rimini and fascism was on the rise in italy . by now , having seen seven of his films , i think i have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the
maestro .
urltoken is turning 15 and giving itself a special gift . it is supporting the restoration of one of the most iconic films of italian cinema ,
amarcord
. released in 1973 , this masterpiece , which earned federico fellini an oscar for best foreign language film , has been restored to its original glory thanks to the know - how of the cineteca di bologna ' s cinematic restoration laboratory , l ' immagine ritrovata , considered one of the finest in the world .
“amarcord , ” on the other hand , is a totally accessible film . it deals directly , hilariously , and sometimes poignantly with the good people of this small town ( actually fellini’s birthplace , rimini ) . it’s no more complicated than they are , it understands them inside - out , and the audiences i’ve seen it with ( three times ) have been moved to horselaughs , stilled by moments of beauty , and then brought back almost to tears . it’s not only a great movie , it’s a great joy to see .
the beauty of film rests in the fragility of its images , a fragility often denied by narrative structures so tightly bound that images become firmly fixed in place . it is exactly in that place that fellini’s films open up , and in doing so make images precious , alive , and transitory . the essential subject of fellini’s films , and particularly of the late ones , like amarcord , is the cinema itself , another world : ephemeral , touching , ineffable , comic , and grand . . . like a pheasant in the snow .
the amarcord arthouse television & film fest awards ( aatva ) is open to any film completed after january 1 , 2013 regardless of content , subject , or origin . submitting your film to the aatva is not a guarantee of selection . all the official selection , nominees and the winners will be listed on our website permanently . all the winning films will receive a trophy award or certificate . please read all rules and regulations before submitting your project . please note that we do not offer application fee waivers : we treat every filmmaker equally .
if ever there was a movie made entirely out of nostalgia and joy , by a filmmaker at the heedless height of his powers , that movie is federico fellini ’s “amarcord . ” the title means “i remember” in the dialect of rimini , the seaside town of his youth , but these are memories of memories , transformed by affection and fantasy and much improved in the telling . here he gathers the legends of his youth , where all of the characters are at once larger and smaller than life - - flamboyant players on their own stages .
“amarcord” is like a long dance number , interrupted by dialogue , public events and meals . it is constructed like a guided tour through a year in the life of the town , from one spring to the next . there are several narrators , including an old rummy - dummy who visibly forgets his lines , and a professor who lectures us learnedly on the town’s historical precedents . other narrators include the singing voices of the children , heralding the arrival of the first dandelion balls of spring , and a confiding voice on the soundtrack that is fellini himself .
federico fellini ' s dream - like recreation of a year in the life of a fascist - era provincial italian town turned out to be his last significant box office hit , and also won the best foreign film oscar in 1974 . shot at rome ' s cinecitta studios , the bawdily amusing amarcord dispenses with a traditional plot in favour of a series of communal set - pieces - a spring bonfire , a visit from a government dignitary , a trip to see a giant ocean liner , and the marriage of local beauty gradisca ( magali noel ) .
amarcord , which means “i remember , ” is federico fellini’s lusty , often funny look at growing - up perhaps not unlike his own . the setting is a village in 1930s italy . teen hormones are surging . family , church and friendship are proving grounds of love and loyalty . fascism’s rise is just down the street . sex is around any corner . and life viewed in the local cinema is a touchstone for life lived . the memories , big and small , endure . so does the appeal of this best foreign language film academy award ® winner .
all of fellini’s films—from those up to la dolce vita ( 1960 ) , which represent worlds ( narrativized , realistic , dramatic ) , to those after la ? dolce vita , including amarcord ( 1973 ) , which create worlds ( dreamlike , episodic , artificial ) —have a similar source in popular entertainments : the circus , with its clowns and unreality ; variety theater , with its vulgarity and hyperbole , especially sexual ; comic books , with their caricatures and sketchiness ; silent film comedies , with their grace and innocence ( chaplin , keaton , laurel and hardy ) .
at times in amarcord , the characters speak directly to a filmmaker ( fellini ? ) , who appears to record the events and actions in the town . there is in the film , as in so many late fellini works , the figure of a journalist - documentarian - archivist , who reports and comments on the happenings that are seen . but this is false , and rather than rendering the events as true , the device emphasizes their unreality and the artificiality of the representations . as the characters are exaggerated , so too is the documentary , and both become unreal .
…we chose to call our beer gradisca , because we brew it in this corner of romagna and san marino , between the sea and the hills , a land rich in history and amazing stories . but above all , as a tribute to an illustrious celebrity who was born here , film director frederico fellini , who conquered cinema - goers the whole world over with his rich and poetic vein of inspiration , winning as many as four oscars for his films , including , of course , amarcord , where gradisca is the protagonist . 4 . 7 % alc . vol .
fellini’s films ( certainly his later ones , including amarcord ) bear the marks of their immediacy , sketchiness , momentariness , lack of finality , lack of development , inspirational and free associations ( “you begin to shoot an action , and suddenly you are taken with the shimmering of light on a crystal of glass” ) . such processes , essentially irrational , unconscious , almost impossible to plan ( the vagaries of light , a sudden glimmer of recognition ) , were for fellini ( impressed by jungian psychology and its notion of archetypes ) signs of creativity and artistry . they were the i , the me , of fellini .
amarcord is a bit much to wrap your head around in a single viewing . generally speaking , there ' s no central protagonist or plot , and instead of this traditional narrative structure , the film offers what is basically a series of vignettes that involve a similar set of characters and that take place in a similar setting . what it ' s about isn ' t totally obvious—which is probably for the best , rather than having them shallowly play out on the surface—but what is obvious is that it ' s less a customary story about a single person and more a chaotic poem about a specific place and time .
in amarcord , fellini evokes a year in the life of the small italian coastal town of rimini in the mid - 1930s with free - spirited fantasy , bittersweet comedy , and intimate detail . though filled with phantasmagorical gems from the director’s imagination , the film is also rooted in history , filtered through memory : focusing on one family of perfectly normal eccentrics , fellini examines their impact on one another’s lives and the impact of life on them through a series of intersecting tales . fascism was a fact of life and , for fellini , a focal point around which to examine the community , the church , the state , and the family .
“amarcord” is obvious in that way , with a showman’s flair for the right effect . there is a night , for example , when all the people of the town get into their boats and sail out to wait for the great new italian liner to pass by . and when it comes , it towers hundreds of feet above the waves and has thousands of portholes - - and is , of course , only a prop built by the special - effects men . it drifts away into invisibility like a candle dying out . the image is of italy itself in the 1930s : all grandeur and pomp and nationalism , but with an insubstantial soul .
in addition to its enduring artistry and wise look at the human family ,
amarcord
has special resonance today . as the world ' s attention focuses on the islamic community , there ' s a perfect storm brewing there . very high unemployment among men ( women generally don ' t go to work in most muslim countries ) means that many young men can ' t get married , and are still living at home . this , plus the lack of premarital sex ( with little privacy for unmarried couples who are so inclined ) means that several hundred million muslim young men can ' t have sex ( except for prostitutes or boys ) .
i admit i ' ve never been a huge fellini fan , but i found amarcord to be quite engaging . if anything , it ' s a portrait of humanity at its most interesting . the movie is funny , strange and surreal , but all at the same time being grounded in the reality of the story . the only minor problem that i had with it is its leisurely pace during portions of the film when you just want to move on to the next adventure . i may be alone in that , but i felt it watching it . otherwise , the film is a wonderful look at growing up in italy through the eyes of frederico fellini .
given how integral music is to the film ' s effect , it ' s a detail that needs improving . and given how much this film is about memory - - the personal memory of titta , the collective memory of political events and the house - of - mirrors memory we ' re all prone to when we see the real world through cinema - tinted glasses - - it ' s sad the whole project isn ' t a little more impressive . but then , it ' s rare to see
amarcord
on the big screen , and no one should be scared away by a
restoration
that leaves the film looking no worse than its fabulous old self .
the title amarcord apparently translates in roman dialect as
i remember
, yet this chaotic film is in no way a straightforward recollection of childhood experiences . as fellini himself once commented :
my films from my past , recount memories that are completely invented .
the scatological jokes about masturbation , belching , and farting coexist with an air of melancholy that ' s maintained by nino rota ' s evocative music . fellini constantly draws our attention to the fact that we ' re watching a piece of fiction : the residents ' stories are far from reliable , actors deliver their lines to camera , and the elderly narrator ( luigi rossi ) is interrupted by off - screen disruptions .
i would consider myself a fellini fan . before this , i had seen four of his films , one of which is in my all time top 10 , 8½ . i loved nights of cabiria and la strada for their charm and simple stories . however , the one i was not so hot on was his palme d ' or winning la dolce vita , which i thought was meandering and annoying . amarcord is more interesting than that film , but not as captivating as the other three . when i wasn ' t bored with what was happening , i was annoyed by the erection it gave me . i really think fellini handled that aspect of the movie rather poorly . …
in fellini’s intervista ( 1987 ) , his next - to - last film , he plays himself , a filmmaker shooting a film called amerika , based on the novel by kafka . in one scene , in his office at cinecittà , he is interviewing a number of actors ( all of whom are caricature “types” ) for roles in his forthcoming film . probably the scene is not unlike fellini’s actual method of making a film . the first step for him was not the script or the story that the film would illustrate but rather faces and images that would evoke a world . amarcord is exactly that , a “world , ” part circus , part science fiction , composed of images of its inhabitants .
fellini ' s satire of the catholic church - in the figure of the priest don baravelli - highlights the absurdity of the educational system and its nonsensical system of rote learning , and it shows how the childish nature of the town ' s adults facilitates their collusion with the fascist governing system . the raucousness of amarcord can feel overwhelming at times , and you may not entirely share fellini ' s love for these larger - than - life characters . yet there are still images to treasure , such as a peacock emerging from the fog , the collective wonder at the vision of the great ship ( represented by a cardboard model ! ) , and finally the bittersweet aftermath of gradisca ' s wedding .
the film is set during the stage - opera phase of italian fascism , which it sees as a delusion of foolish people - - and yet the father in the family , a communist who plays the internationale from a phonograph in the church tower to protest the visit of a fascist leader , is no less foolish . politics in “amarcord” are on the level of the endless battle between the parish priest and the communist mayor in the little world of don camillo , giovanni guareschi’s best - seller of a half - century ago : both sides are so italian they prefer the fun of their public drama to winning or losing . fascism was no fun in real life , but for that you have to see de sica ’s “ the garden of the finzi - continis , ” because in fellini’s garden only characters grow .
probably the most popular and accessible of fellini ' s films ,
amarcord
(
i remember
) takes the viewer through a full cycle of the four seasons in the small town of rimini , italy in the late 1930s . though more a nostalgic memoir than a strict comedy , the film is full of laughs , involving schoolboy shenanigans , their obsession with sex , a family outing in the country with a mentally imbalanced uncle , and the fantasies of various people , from the sweet teenaged boy at the center of the story to the town beauty he worships , gradisca . but the film also has serious themes , from the coming of the fascists to the death of a family member , and a touch of grandeur here and there . nino rota ' s lush orchestral score is an essential and highly memorable element of this lovely 1974 film .
one of italy’s great modern directors , federico fellini was a larger - than - life maestro who created an inimitable cinematic style combining surreal carnival with incisive social critique . while his most popular—and accessible—film , the darkly nostalgic childhood memoir amarcord , is a great entryway into his oeuvre , 8½ , a collage of memories , dreams , and fantasies about a director’s artistic crisis , is perhaps his masterpiece . in his early career , fellini was both a screenwriter for neorealist pioneer roberto rossellini and a newspaper caricaturist in postwar rome , competing influences he would bring together with startling results . after such early works as i vitelloni , fellini broke away from neorealism’s political strictures with the beloved la strada , and from there boldly explored his obsessions with the circus , societal decadence , spiritual redemption , and , most controversially , women , in such films as nights of cabiria , juliet of the spirits , and and the ship sails on .
one aspect of amarcord that helps hold the film together and give it continuity is the change of seasons , from the initial appearance of the puffballs that herald the end of winter to their reappearance at the close of the film . an entire year goes by , and its four seasons come full circle . the seasonal changes have more to do with the material of the film , principally the light , than with what is represented : the darkness , shadows , and yellow effect of artificial lights in the winter ; the glow of springtime , with its sharp , clear light , followed by summer haze ; then the gray , foggy mistiness of autumn , when cows assume strange shapes ; and finally , the glare of winter snow . yellows , then , followed by greens , blues , whites , and all of these played off of by the whites and reds of the costuming , particularly of gradisca , whose dress outlines her wiggling bottom .
“amarcord” is fellini’s final great film . the other masterpieces are “ la strada , ” “ nights of cabiria , ” “ la dolce vita , ” “ 8 1 / 2 ” and “ juliet of the spirits . ” he made other films of consequence , including “il bidone , ” “fellini roma , ” “ fellini satyricon , ” “ casanova ” and “ the clowns , ” but those six titles show him in the full flood of his talent . all of his films are autobiographical in one way of another - - feeding off of his life , his fantasies , his earlier films - - and from them a composite figure takes shape , of a hustler on the make , with a rakish hat and a victorious grin , spinning delight out of thin air , entranced by dreams of voluptuous temptresses , restrained by catholic guilt - - a ringmaster in love with the swing dance tempos of the ‘40s and ‘50s , who liked to organize his characters into processions and parades .
“amarcord” is fellini’s final great film . the other masterpieces are “ la strada , ” “ nights of cabiria , ” “ la dolce vita , ” “ 8 1 / 2 ” and “ juliet of the spirits . ” he made other films of consequence , including “il bidone , ” “ fellini ' s roma , ” “ fellini satyricon , ” “ casanova ” and “ the clowns , ” but those six titles show him in the full flood of his talent . all of his films are autobiographical in one way of another - - feeding off of his life , his fantasies , his earlier films - - and from them a composite figure takes shape , of a hustler on the make , with a rakish hat and a victorious grin , spinning delight out of thin air , entranced by dreams of voluptuous temptresses , restrained by catholic guilt - - a ringmaster in love with the swing dance tempos of the ‘40s and ‘50s , who liked to organize his characters into processions and parades .
the head has significant basic qualities of fineness , density , adherence and persistence . in appearance this is a pale golden beer with a slight haziness that comes from the filtration left deliberately incomplete , ensuring the look of an authentic craft beer . an absolutely enjoyable fineness of aroma , revealing notes of dry grass and a noticeable floral bouquet of hops . full - bodied , fresh and light , an invitation to keep drinking . the varieties used for the dry - hopping that distinguishes gradisca limited edition include nelson sauvin . this is a very rare hop that was bred and developed in the nelson region of new zealand , where it is now cultivated . the particular characteristic of nelson sauvin is given by the presence of essential oils that recall the aroma of fresh gooseberries , a descriptor that is above all also used to describe the bouquet of sauvignon blanc white wine , after which the hop is named . we ' ve combined nelson sauvin with saaz , one of the world ' s most widely used hop varieties , which has long been a fundamental flavouring that has contributed to the diffusion of most of europe ' s bottom - fermented lager beers , greatly enhancing their quality . the meeting between these two hop varieties with such different backgrounds is a daring challenge for amarcord beer , with its choice to use particularly special hops that have played a crucial role in the history of the greatest international beers . the result could only be a beer in the style of an american lager , light but with a distinct personality with malty hints and refreshing notes of hops , which combine to make it extraordinarily enjoyable to drink , a beer that stands out clearly from the crowd .
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at the center is an overgrown young adolescent , the son of a large , loud family , who is dizzied by the life churning all around him - - the girls he idealizes , the tarts he lusts for , the rituals of the village year , the practical jokes he likes to play , the meals that always end in drama , the church’s thrilling opportunities for sin and redemption , and the vaudeville of italy itself - - the transient glories of grand hotels and great ocean liners , the play - acting of mussolini’s fascist costume party .
sometimes from this tumult an image of perfect beauty will emerge , as when in the midst of a rare snowfall , the count’s peacock escapes and spreads its dazzling tail feathers in the blizzard . such an image is so inexplicable and irreproducible that all the heart can do is ache with gratitude , and all the young man can know is that he will live forever , love all the women , drink all the wine , make all the movies and become fellini .
fellini was more in love with breasts than russ meyer , more wracked with guilt than ingmar bergman , more of a flamboyant showman than busby berkeley . he danced so instinctively to his inner rhythms that he didn’t even realize he was a stylistic original ; did he ever devote a moment’s organized thought to the style that became known as “felliniesque , ” or was he simply following the melody that always played when he was working ?
the melody was literal most of the time . like his italian contemporaries , he post - synched most of his dialogue , so it didn’t matter so much how his actors read their lines , and he often had a small orchestra or a phonograph to supply music while a scene was being filmed . that’s why so often in a fellini film the actors don’t seem simply to be walking , but subtly moving to an unheard melody . they seem to be able to hear the soundtrack .
the town itself is a character . we meet the buxom gradisca ( magali noel ) , who runs a beauty parlor and parades her innocent carnality and her red fur hat past the inflamed local men as if she had been elected to a public office ; and titta ( bruno zanin ) , who finds gradisca beyond his reach but boldly offers to show the voluptuous proprietor of the tobacco shop that he is such a man he can lift her off her feet ; and “ronald colman , ” who runs the local cinema ; and titta’s father ( armando brancia ) , who rules the family table with what is intended to be an iron hand ; and titta’s mother ( pupella maggio ) , who offers to kill herself more or less daily because of her husband’s idiocy ; and her brother , who vainly trains his hair beneath a net and focuses on his meals with a hypnotic concentration ; and the local priest , obsessed with whether the boys touch themselves ; and all of titta’s playmates , who gather for enthusiastic mutual touchings of self .
every day brings a drama . every summer the family liberates uncle teo from the local asylum for a picnic in the country , and this year while they are distracted he climbs a tree and refuses to come down , moaning “i want a woman ! ” like a lovesick bull . he throws apples at those who try to climb up to him , and finally the family sends to the asylum for help , and a midget nun arrives to order teo down . this nun wears a headdress so exaggerated we never see her face , and form an instant opinion that she is , in fact , a man .
the arrival of a provincial fascist leads to an absurd public ceremony , all of the fascists trotting from the train station to the public square , where a papier - mache mussolini looks like a comic bulldog . the local youth go through gymnastics exercises no doubt connected to national security . we also glimpse their education , in a hilarious montage of classes in the local school , one interrupted by the most novel and ingenious delivery of urine that can possibly be imagined .
there is a poetic and melancholy side , too , as when fog blankets the town and the characters seek softly for their bearings , and when the great liner rex passes offshore and the townspeople all row out in their boats to watch it pass ( it is as artificial as the “waves” the boats ride on , suggesting how much the national image depends on illusion ) . local imaginations are inflamed by what must go on at the grand hotel , which none of the locals can afford to step foot in , although gradisca , their heroine , figures in a popular legend there - - and so does the rummy - dummy , when a sultan’s harem lets down their rope ladders for him . gradisca is their carnal fantasy , their symbol of hope , their good - hearted friend . she also supplies an example of the way fellini’s films become his parallel autobiography ; gradisca is virtually the same character , in appearance and behavior , as carla ( sandra milo ) , marcello’s mistress in “8 1 / 2 . ”
the film’s most beautiful scene involves the snowfall and the peacock feathers . the snow is plowed into impossibly tall walls to make a maze between which the boys and gradisca have a snowball fight . the saddest scene , at the beach , is gradisca’s wedding to a slick fascist leader ; the marriage is of their hopes and their doom . she pulls away from her husband to throw her bride’s bouquet , but there is no one to catch it .
the film is saturated with fellini’s affection for these people , whose hopes are so transparent they can see through their own into another’s . all of the fellini visual trademarks are here , including the half - finished scaffold that mediates between heaven and earth , and the grotesque faces of the extras , and the parades and processions , and always the nino rota music ( and his arrangements of standards , especially “stormy weather” ) . fellini shoots in color , and makes special use of the reds and whites of gradisca’s outfits . he is careful to stay mostly in mid - and long - shot , the correct distance for comedy , and uses closeup mostly for intense longing .
his film seems almost to flow from the camera , as anecdotes will flow from one who has told them often and knows they work . if there is a bittersweet undertone , perhaps it is because fellini suspected the film business was changing and his funding and access would never again be the same ; this was the last of his films made for no better reason than fellini wanted to make it .