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Fellini I'm a Born Liar

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Fellini I'm a Born Liar (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 39

Fresh: 28

Rotten:11

Average Rating: 6.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release: Apr 2, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini created one of cinema's most distinct, influential, and lasting bodies of work over the course of his legendary career. Fellini's films explored the director's innermost fears, dreams, and desires... Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini created one of cinema's most distinct, influential, and lasting bodies of work over the course of his legendary career. Fellini's films explored the director's innermost fears, dreams, and desires with uncompromising originality, and forever changed cinema in the process. In this documentary from Damian Pettigrew, audiences get to hear from the director himself, who was interviewed just months before his passing in October 1993. Fellini isn't a theorist, and that's what makes his discourses so entertaining. He proves that his films were true expressions of the subconscious, without the over-intellectualizing that plagued the work of so many of his peers. In addition to clips from 8 1/2 and LA DOLCE VITA, Pettigrew presents behind-the-scenes footage of Fellini directing SATYRICON and AMARCORD. This footage provides greater insight into the director's almost comically two-dimensional view of actors, who he treated more like puppets than actual human beings. Corroborating this are several actors who worked with Fellini on different projects, including Donald Sutherland, Terence Stamp, and Roberto Benigni. A must-see for film aficionados, I'M A BORN LIAR only adds to the director's already boundless mystique and charm. [More]

Starring: Federico Fellini, Donald Sutherland, Terence Stamp, Roberto Benigni

Starring: Federico Fellini, Donald Sutherland, Terence Stamp, Roberto Benigni, Italo Calvino

Director: Damian Pettigrew

Director: Damian Pettigrew
Screenwriter: Damian Pettigrew, Olivier Gal
Studio: First Look

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Dec 2, 2003

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07/21/05
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Little appears to be filmed for the movie itself, or at least within the last decade, and the caliber tends to be less than a Bravo profile.

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04/23/04
Greg Muskewitz
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Invaluable for Fellini fans.

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03/10/04
Dennis Schwartz
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The filmmaker acknowledges the contradictions inherent in [Fellini's] surreal style.

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10/03/03
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Only those who are familiar with or curious about Fellini’s work will find it a rewarding experience.

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09/11/03
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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If you want to learn about Fellini, don't listen to him prattle on. Go rent 8 1/2 instead.

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09/05/03
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
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It almost seems that documentarian Damian Pettigrew didn't have enough Fellini material to draw from.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
08/29/03
Jeff Vice
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There may be better straight introductions to the accomplishments of this most poetic of cinematic artists, but for the already initiated this will serve as a welcome remembrance.

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08/04/03
Frank Swietek
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It's interesting, but I'm not sure how informative this documentary really is. Fellini fans will certainly appreciate it more than the casual moviegoers.

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07/25/03
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
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Fellini came close to painting his thoughts directly onto the screen. Born Liar honors this approach by putting lyricism ahead of clarity. You get the feeling that the maestro would appreciate the results.

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07/24/03
Chris Vognar
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Fellini, you bastard!

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07/24/03
Gregory Weinkauf
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Shockingly unilluminating, even dull.

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07/20/03
Kimberly Jones
Austin Chronicle
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Pettigrew's movie functions nicely as a posthumous couch trip, with Fellini explaining the soulful puppetry of his art without pulling the curtain up far enough to let you catch him pulling the strings.

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07/11/03
Wesley Morris
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A charming piece of history.

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05/31/03
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan
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A disappointment, not to mention a squandered opportunity.

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05/29/03
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Lyrical and visceral.

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05/16/03
Jonathan Kiefer
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Born liar or windbag? Either way, Fellini clearly likes telling women to spread their legs. Wider.

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05/14/03
Jeet Thayil
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