Fellini: I am a Born Liar

Directed by Damian Pettigrew

Documentaries on cinema legends tend, as a rule, to the hagiographic (or, occasionally, the exploitative) rather than the truly illuminating. Pettigrew should be commended on his achievement here: a feature length study of one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century, and one which illustrates its subject with a rare acuity and precision. Many of the cameos prove as fascinating as the man himself: Donald Sutherland, Terence Stamp and the late Italian novelist Italo Calvino.

Duration:
100 minutes

Country of origin:
France, Great Britain and Italy

Year of production:
2001