Fellini - I'm a Born Liar
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Movie Reviews of Fellini - I'm a Born Liar
Movie Review: At the Circus
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are interested - in even the most casual way - in how directors make their films, this gem of a small documentary will not only satisfy that idle curiosity, but absolutely enlighten you as to the processes of genius in action.
Fellini may outrage some and bore others-and somehow manages to do both things at the same time for some viewers! But, most people "get" his films. For those lucky ones who love Fellini, this documentary will give you additional pleasure and understanding of his work!
Fellini's films speak to the most secret, private, creative spirits of joy, love, loss and longing...those emotions and feelings we all share. What is more, he makes this communication through mostly visual means-crossing boundaries of time, space and culture to speak quietly, like a friend confiding a secret, or grandly as under the big top, with the smell of animals and sweat, and the wizened eyes of the clown under his makeup communicating with one look everything...Everything.
This film is crazy-cool: showing Fellini directing! It's crazy to see "Satyricon" and then, to see how he directed the threesome scene! Oh, my gosh, this film reveals the humanity, the warmth, the wit of the man more clearly even than the written word!
How does Fellini really communicate? It is the sound of his voice, the look in his eyes...those eyebrows that appear so forbidding in still photos (Fellini always complained of looking less attractive in photos than he felt he was...and ended by saying "why do I look so unattractive...? I suppose it is because I really look that way...") those brows that seem to frame an enormous intelligence and spirit when you see him speak. It is mobility...living movement that reveals his reactions, his humor. I dare say that reading a biography of Fellini will be a big fat letdown unless you view this film. You have to see the man ALIVE. He will amaze you, and you will begin to understand why "auteur" was a term coined to deal with this outsize personality and this engine of creativity and joy and lust and love. You'll know why "Felliniesque" refers to a vibrant, humorous, intelligent, deeply feeling, but sometimes strange and disconnected view of life.
I love, too, the idea of visiting the scenes of so many of his haunting images...contrasting the places as they appeared long after the films were made with the life they perpetually, eternally have in Fellini's films. The documentary shows us that, bereft of Fellini's spirit, these places have no real meaning. The rich, deep emotions that are stirred by the locations are due to Fellini's investment in them, and his genius in sharing that with us.
This is the best documentary on any filmmaker I've seen: non-pedantic, non-explanatory ("I'm A Born Liar" says it all!) non-authoritarian (there is no "one" correct view of the filmmaker) just a glimpse into the man as he works, and as others who worked with him saw him.
Movie Review: Asa Nisi Masa
Summary: 5 Stars
It's rare after an artist passes away to find out anything new about him that surprises and delights you, but this documentary film, which draws heavily on Fellini's own work for inspiration and illumination, gives new insights into the oeuvre he left behind. We learn that Federico scripted everything out beforehand, then let the film lead him where it wanted. We learn that, far from fearing women (as he was often accused) Federico cannot imagine a life in which women do not complete the man. We learn that, although famously relentlessly hard on actors and actresses, he in fact adored them, and the puppetmaster wished he could have changed places with the puppets.This is a valuable addition to Felliniana, and a suitable bookend to the legacy he left behind.
Movie Review: La bella confusione
Summary: 5 Stars
For Fellini fans this is invaluable. It shows a lot of never before seen interviews and behind the scenes footage of Federico working. Great insights given by the maestro into his process. On the clip side of things it seems odd that they continually use 8 1/2 at least every two minutes, you'd start to think it was a documentary about that specific film. But seeing as how it is about an artist struggling with his art it is somewhat fitting to continually referrence it. All in all, I'd say it's definitely a must buy for any fan. There are no extras on the disc to speak of, but it is a forgivable exclusion considering the main film is so interesting.Movie Review: I'm a born liar
Summary: 5 Stars
Brilliant documentary with interviews with one of the greatest directors of all time: Federico Fellini. (One of the great Dreamers; he used film like a canvas on which he 'painted'....)Movie Review: Caricatures and Dreams
Summary: 4 Stars
This documentary is not for the uninitiated Fellini viewer. If you want to understand the ultimate puppet-master, it's best to view his films for they're all autobiographical. Rather, this film shares Fellini's insights on the artistic impulse and creative process: availability; openness to experience; spontaneity; structure; memory; narration; verisimilitude. The Maestro compares film making to painting because of the interplay of color and light. Donald Sutherland aptly summarizes his greulling directorial process: He (Fellini) has a three dimensional picture already in his head that he is trying to recreate within two dimensions. The division between art and reality is wonderfully blurred. His repeated self-reference to inherent dishonesty renders him truthful!
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