Federico Fellini was one of the leading figures of the international cinema in the 1960s, whose dreamlike images and indelible characters made
La Dolce Vita,
8 1/2, and
Juliet of the Spirits among the most acclaimed films of that era.
Fellini himself was a character as unique as any he created for his films, an expansive and outsized visionary who could be either a pleasure or a terror to work with.
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar is a documentary on
Federico Fellini's life and work by filmmaker
Damian Pettigrew, who combines vintage interview footage of
Fellini, new conversations with those who worked with him (including actors
Donald Sutherland and
Terence Stamp), and excerpts from
Fellini's films (some of them previously unseen outtakes) to create an insightful portrait of a remarkable creative mind. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide