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- 2003
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 45 m
- 2003
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 45 m
Summary Actors Donald Sutherland, Terence Stamp, Roberto Benigni and author Italo Calvino tell fascinating, often hilarious stories about working with Federico Fellini in this irreverent portrait of the Maestro. (Film Forum)
Directed By: Damian Pettigrew
Written By: Olivier Gal, Damian Pettigrew
- 2003
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 45 m
- 2003
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 45 m
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
67
6.0
Summary Actors Donald Sutherland, Terence Stamp, Roberto Benigni and author Italo Calvino tell fascinating, often hilarious stories about working with Federico Fellini in this irreverent portrait of the Maestro. (Film Forum)
Directed By: Damian Pettigrew
Written By: Olivier Gal, Damian Pettigrew
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
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10% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
67
86% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
10% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
This Franco-Italian-Scottish co-production, directed by Damian Pettigrew, is an extraordinarily controlled piece of film. [14 April 2003, p.88]
Pettigrew assumes that Fellini was a genius, and while this film won't convince any skeptics, the maestro's fans can sink into it like a hot bath.
The newly found footage of Fellini and actor Marcello Mastroianni on the set of "La Dolce Vita" made me want to run out and see that wonderful film yet again.
General audiences will regret the absence of titles identifying various clips and interviewees, but Fellini fans will want to eat the whole thing up with a spoon.
Unfortunately, the film assumes viewers have such a vast knowledge of Fellini's life and films that it's likely to play best to graduate film students.
It's the many thoughtful, eloquent interviews with Fellini himself that serve as the heart of the film.
"By practicing his art, he revealed himself to us." Fellini: I’m a Born Liar provides proof positive: The art indeed reveals far more than this pedestrian documentary ever does.
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Production Company
Portrait & Cie,
ARTE,
Tele+,
Dream Film,
Asylum Pictures
Release Date Apr 2, 2003
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
Genres
Awards
Banff Television Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
European Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
