Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

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.

Bell, Book and Candle

Bell, Book and Candle

1958

Little Otik

Little Otik

2001

Girls Dormitory

Girls Dormitory

1936

Fellini of the Spirits

Fellini of the Spirits

2020

Spirited Away

Spirited Away

2001

Johnny Stecchino

Johnny Stecchino

1991

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920

Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle Thieves

1948

Psycho

Psycho

1960

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Se7en

Se7en

1995

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

2000

Warm Bodies

Warm Bodies

2013

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

Titanic

Titanic

1997

Chinatown

Chinatown

1974

Inception

Inception

2010

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994