Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2002 · TV movie · 105 min
Directed by Damian Pettigrew. Written by Damian Pettigrew, Olivier Gal. Starring Roberto Benigni, Luigi 'Titta' Benzi, Italo Calvino, Dante Ferretti.
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.
Streaming on Kanopy