Fellini: Je suis un grand menteur (2002)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Damian Pettigrew

Writers:

Damian Pettigrew (scenario) and
Olivier Gal (scenario)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

A look at Fellini's creative process. In extensive interviews, Fellini talks a bit about his background...

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Bed | Sensitivity | Film Director | Whip

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Roberto Benigni	...	Himself / La Voce della Luna
Luigi 'Titta' Benzi	...	Himself / Ami d'enfance
Italo Calvino	...	Himself / Ecrivain
Dante Ferretti	...	Himself / Chef décorateur
Rinaldo Geleng	...	Himself / Peintre
Tullio Pinelli	...	Himself / Scénariste
Giuseppe Rotunno	...	Himself / Directeur de la photographie
Terence Stamp	...	Himself / Toby Dammit
Donald Sutherland	...	Himself / Casanova
Daniel Toscan du Plantier	...	Himself / Producteur
Federico Fellini	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Federico Fellini: I'm a Big Liar (USA) (literal English title)
Federico Fellini: Sono un gran bugiardo (Italy)
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (USA)
Fellini: Sono un gran bugiardo (Italy)
I'm a Born Liar (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and sexual content.

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

France | Italy | UK

Language:

English | Italian | French

Color:

Color | Black and White (archive footage)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

France:U | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bagnoregio, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Portrait & Cie

Quotes:

Terence Stamp: In zee morning, someone take you to dee airport and put big tab LSD in your mouth - now you're here!

Movie Connections:

References Strada, La (1954)

For the afficionado - no lie.

This film makes a lot more sense to someone who's seen many of Fellini's films, such as myself, than to someone who hasn't, such the person with whom I saw it. The film is Fellini the director on himself, the director. The comments by some of the people who worked on the films with him are very good, but too limited to do more than punctuate Fellini's self examination. What he has to say is very interesting, and makes me want to re-view some of the films I haven't watched in many years, especially "8 1/2". But this documentary is too long, too desultory, and simply too boring in its use of a single shot throughout the interview with Fellini to engage the more casual viewer.