Another documentary looking back at the life and career of Sellers and indeed one of the better ones. This one tends to focus on his many marriages and relationships, some of which, if this documentary is correct, were in his mind - Sophia Loren. You do come away from this understanding why he is thought of as a sometime comic genius because he did do some great stuff - The Goons, Inspector Clouseau, Dr Stranglove, Wrong Arm of the Law, I'm All Right, Jack and Being There as examples. However given his dislike of mediocrity as he puts it, he did manage to make / star in an awful lot of mediocre and down right awful rubbish.
The sadness here is that as Britt Ekland explained, he was Bi-Polar - clearly - and no-one really helped him. He was so powerful and worshipped that everyone tiptoed around him, praising him for everything. Partly as a result he made many bad career choices, scuppered films when his ego was being dented or things weren't going the way he wanted and seemed entirely unclear what he wanted from the many women in his life - which in turn made him so depressed and lonely. A fascinating documentary about a deeply flawed talent and man, that is well worth catching.
The sadness here is that as Britt Ekland explained, he was Bi-Polar - clearly - and no-one really helped him. He was so powerful and worshipped that everyone tiptoed around him, praising him for everything. Partly as a result he made many bad career choices, scuppered films when his ego was being dented or things weren't going the way he wanted and seemed entirely unclear what he wanted from the many women in his life - which in turn made him so depressed and lonely. A fascinating documentary about a deeply flawed talent and man, that is well worth catching.