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Released
2003 · FILM

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Directed by
Runtime
105 min
Language
IT
BiographyDocumentary

Synopsis

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.

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Principal cast & crew: 14

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Florence RicardShot by Paco Wiser

Also known as

  • Fellini – Ich bin ein großer Lügnerde
  • Fellini: I'm a Born Liaren
  • Federico Fellini: I'm a Born Liares
  • Fellini, je suis un grand menteurfr
  • Federico Fellini: Sono un gran bugiardoit

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