Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003)
Starring Roberto Benigni, Luigi 'Titta' Benzi, Italo Calvino
Directed by Damian Pettigrew
A look at Fellini's creative process. In extensive interviews, Fellini talks a bit about his background and then discusses how he works and how he creates. Several actors, a producer, a writer, and a production manager talk about working with Fellini. Archive footage of Fellini and others on the set plus clips from his films provide commentary and illustration for the points interviewees make. Fellini is fully in charge; actors call themselves puppets. He dismisses improvisation and calls for 'availability.' His sets and his films create images that look like reality but are not; we see the differences and the results.
Runtime: 105 min.
Rating: 7.3
DVD
Languages: English,French,Italiano
Countries: France,Italy,United Kingdom
Genres: Documentary
Cast
Self / La Voce della Luna
Self / Ami d'enfance
Self / Ecrivain
Self / Chef décorateur
Self / Peintre
Self (archive footage)
Self / Toby Dammit
Self / Casanova
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self / Scénariste
Self / Directeur de la photographie
Self / Producteur
Claudia (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Giuseppe Mastorna (archive footage) (uncredited)