In the Mind of Freddy
Brad Baker | Atherton, Ca United States | 01/31/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"AMC Biography's TV documentary on Fellini is a 50-minute review of the Italian cinema master. Fellini used his past and his dreams as his screenplays for his many lurid, colorful, even psychotropic masterpieces. He, perhaps, found relief in directing expensive, over-wrought classics like "La Dolce Vita", and "8 1/2". Sadly, it's impossible to truly explore this complex genius in 50 minutes, and this film doesn't even really try. We're left with long, extended interviews with an old Italian friend, and not enough clips from his hypnotic cinema works. There is only one brief scene from "Satyricon", and a glimpse of "La Strada(They don't even mention Anthony Quinn's award)".The film should be filled with clips from his works. Nevertheless, the subject is complex, and the attempt is very interesting."