Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

While I never bought into the incredible hype surrounding Fellini, I do think he’s made some great films. Nonetheless, hearing him talk about his movies is strangely more entertaining than watching 8 or Satyricon. He’s so engaging and jolly and honest, and he has such insight into what makes cinema work, that the portions of this film that feature Fellini in talking-head monologue mode turn out to be more fun than the excerpts from his gorgeous, if not always successful, movies. Any fan of Fellini, or of cinema as personal art, should enjoy this rare chance at seeing a master of the form present himself as an object for his own discipline.