63
Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey
This portrait of the fabulist whose images are as haunting as those of Giorgio de Chirico is a disappointment, not to mention a squandered opportunity.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
70
The New York Times by Dana Stevens
Mr. Pettigrew's affection for Fellini and his films animates this documentary and limits its appeal.
63
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
It's the many thoughtful, eloquent interviews with Fellini himself that serve as the heart of the film.
70
General audiences will regret the absence of titles identifying various clips and interviewees, but Fellini fans will want to eat the whole thing up with a spoon.
30
Austin Chronicle by Kimberley Jones
"By practicing his art, he revealed himself to us." Fellini: I’m a Born Liar provides proof positive: The art indeed reveals far more than this pedestrian documentary ever does.
70
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
How enlightening you find Damian Pettigrew's obsessive film depends on whether you're as adoring of Fellini as he was of himself; for the devoted, it's a gold mine.
63
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
Its fascination may be limited to those already very familiar with his works and collaborators - and his sensual, highly subjective style.
90
The New Republic by Stanley Kauffmann
It is Fellini's face that is peculiarly welcome, the face that -- in a probably fantasizing but pertinent way -- endorses his films.
75
The newly found footage of Fellini and actor Marcello Mastroianni on the set of "La Dolce Vita" made me want to run out and see that wonderful film yet again.
75
Only loosely concerned with behind-the-scenes gossip and is squarely focused on the nature of Fellini's insatiability.