It’s hard to talk about the film without talking about just what made I Love Lucy such a groundbreaking series, as well as the people behind it. I Love Lucy was a sitcom that aired from 1951 to 1957. It starred husband and wife Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, and it broke ground in a lot of ways. The series followed Lucy as she got herself into (and out of) various messes, many of the messes involved trying to get into Ricky’s nightclub show. The show would become one of the most popular and influential shows in the United States, with Lucy and Ricky being front row center both on and off camera. What do Lucy and Desi claim to do? Tell us the story behind that in all colors, even those that aren’t so pretty and Hollywood glamorous. Amy Poehler, who directed the film, had this to say to Rebecca Rubin for Variety’s Virtual Sundance Studio.
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Lucy and Desi Shared Love in Front and Behind the Cameras
Lucy and Desi officially premiered earlier this year, January 22nd, at the Sundance Film Festival. Utilizing archival footage, interviews with their children (Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.), and interviews with Carol Burnett, Bette Midler and Norman Lear. The film gives audiences an inside look into the real relationship between Lucille and Desi. We also learn how their relationship helped build the empire that came after the show. Poehler, with Variety, expressed how much the team was able to utilize in order to tell this story.
