Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
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.
Top Cast
Roberto Benigni
Self - La Voce della Luna
Luigi 'Titta' Benzi
Self - Ami d'enfance
Italo Calvino
Self - Ecrivain (archive footage)
Dante Ferretti
Self - Chef décorateur
Rinaldo Geleng
Self - Peintre
Terence Stamp
Self - Toby Dammit
Donald Sutherland
Self - Casanova
Tullio Pinelli
Self - Scénariste
Giuseppe Rotunno
Self - Directeur de la photographie
Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Self - Producteur
Federico Fellini
Self (archive footage)
Nanni Moretti
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alain Cuny
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ennio Flaiano
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ettore Manni
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Giulietta Masina
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marcello Mastroianni
Giuseppe Mastorna (archive footage) (uncredited)
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