Most of Federico Fellini's movies were deliberately bizarre, but "Amarcord" is toned down slightly. That doesn't mean that it's not good. On the contrary, it's another masterpiece. In this case, he focuses on a small town in 1930s Italy, as seen from the eyes of a teenage boy. It's a world of Mussolini's fascism, and a movie theater full of many classic movies. A particularly interesting scene has them burning "the witch", and there's a little bit of a mishap (or maybe it wasn't a mishap).
Anyway, "Amarcord" is another great movie from the man who may have been Italy's greatest director in history. A true classic.
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