ROME, ITALY: Federico Fellini (C) directs his movie “Amarcord”, Rome, 1974. Fellini has denied that the movie is autobiographical, but agreed that there are similarities with his own childhood. “Amarcord” was shown at the opening of Cannes Festival in 1974 and was nominated twice at the US Academy Awards in 1976. (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)