Experimental docu-psychoanalysis wherein the Eurohorror legend’s perversions and intense personal tragedy are placed under a microscope, in order to determine just how and when they wormed their way into his classic splatter. Hearing Fabio Frizzi, Michele Soavi, and Fulci’s own daughter, Camilla, pathologize the maestro is fascinating, and will leave any die hard Italian sleaze connoisseur jonesing to rewatch all of Lucio’s greatest hits (plus, some of his minor weird stuff). Unsure if the whole “fake movie/actor gathering info for biopic role research” framing device is necessary, but it adds just the right amount of visual texture to soften the sometimes endless talking head tangents.

Bored now.

A pretty decent documentary for all those intent in knowing more about Lucio Fulci, one of the figures of the holy trinity of Italian horror. Although you probably won't learn anything you don't already know about his filmography you may discover some interesting stuff about the human being behind it.

However, all the fictional part is left over and doesn't contribute to the main theme in any way, I know it must be very hard to try to put together fiction and documentary without failing in one of them, but in that case they would have gone for one of the two options instead of both.

Still is worth a watch and at some point it may even break your heart.

Watched on FilminLatino thanks to Macabro 2020

Yeah, this was alright but I feel like it could have been so much more. It was truly fascinating to listen to some of the people closest to Fulci, especially his two daughters. Everyone adds a new layer to Fulci's character, and it's incredibly interesting to see how everyone seemed to have known a different person. Unfortunately, the fake movie framing really doesn't work. It felt really unnecessary and I would have just preferred a straight forward documentary. When the subject is as interesting as Fulci, you don't need the extra framing device to elevate the material.

With a lot of these types of documentaries it always feels like there still more to say about someone and I definitely feel like there's a lot more to Fulci than what's said here. That's not to say it was a bad movie, it's actually pretty great and a moving tribute to Fulci, but the movie does move quickly through his life and at times makes you question the timetable of events. Needless to say it's a long overdue portrait and a must see for Fulci die-hards.

A pleasant if underwhelming documentary dedicated to Lucio Fulci. There is nothing really here that is not generally known although the fact that most of it is told by his daughter is nice. 

There is not much analysis of his films but to be honest there is a wealth of that as bonuses on his film releases.

The strange idea to have the interviewer doing it as preparation for a fake film whereby he is playing Fulci just seemed pointless. It wasted valuable minutes and added nothing to overall product.

A must watch for Fulci fans even if you will learn very little but it is just a nice little insight to his family life.

A dream come true for Fulci fanatics. A wonderful tribute. Not sure of its appeal beyond that.

This so clearly sets itself apart from other Fulci docs by being so heartfelt and embracing the fact that Fulci is basically unexplainable. The framing device seems awkward at first but that melts away the moment Fulci’s daughter Camilla is on screen. Every guest is meticulously interesting and there’s no flinching on his personal life. Most docs only go so far to say he was “grumpy” and quickly move on to gore shots. This has so much more going for it than that. As definitive as you can get on the Fulci myth.

Strong interviews with friends and family of Lucio Fulci make this documentary well worth watching for fans of the director. The interview with Fulci’s late daughter Camilla is particularly powerful. Fulci’s other daughter, Antonella, had some very intriguing things to say as well, and I would have liked to see her comments interwoven throughout rather than just a few minutes at the end. The framing device of an actor researching Fulci in order to play him in a (nonexistent) movie is unnecessary, but fortunately isn’t too distracting. It could have used some clips from his movies to illustrate things a little more. I’m not sure if I really came away from it learning more about Fulci than I already knew, but nevertheless it was a nice tribute to the man (and the myth) that was Lucio Fulci.

I’m not sure how a movie about the guy who made...these movies could be so dry and boring. Maybe if they leaned more into the framing device that takes up only a couple minutes of running time? It seems like they should have done more with that, or just stuck to the talking head plus archival format.

Lame framing device aside, this is a treat. Lacks clips from his movies (likely because they couldn't get the rights), but I've seen enough of those that it's not really an issue, and we do get a bunch of home movies instead. Good interviews throughout (maybe the bald critic guy was the only weak point), and I like the way the movie suggests that Fulci was maybe processing personal tragedies through his work. Makes even something as mean and hateful as The New York Ripper come off as somewhat poignant.

A quirky & beguiling doc about Italy's 'Godfather of Gore'.

If you have ever had sex do not watch this, because I have never had sex and I am watching this.

If you are interested in the life of great masters of horror, you will enjoy this movie about Lucio Fulci, the director of Zombie 2, The Gates of Hell, among others. Fulci is one of the auteurs of the horror genre, very influential to this day, and it is really cool to see people who work with him talking about their experiences on set and other personal adventures. Very nostalgic, colorful, and emotional this is one doc to be seen, even if you don’t know Fulci’s work.

Very personal approach, maybe too much.

The life and work of notorious Italian film director Lucio Fulci, aka "The Godfather of Gore," is examined through home movies and photos, as well as extensive interviews with his family, frequent collaborators, and film scholars. An interesting portrait of a complicated man. In Italian, with sub-titles.

I've read Nocurno for most of my teenagers years, but man, I really hate the Nocturno Guy.
I get that for a movie like this you need a framing device, but here it's not used well enough to pretend it's a framing device. I liked the scene of Fulci watching a woman, going through how his vision of women changed... but that's it.
As a documentary it's good, expecially hearing Fulci's daughter being so open and talkative about the man.

RIP Camilla.

«You can be the Fulci that suits you best.»

Cute homage a Lucio.

«Victims, as well as executioners, mirrors of my dreams, and of my fears.»

The revelation that The New York Ripper is the most personal and tragically profound film of his body of work when connecting it to what happened to one of his own daughters is the highlight of the film.

A beautiful, realistic portrait of an important director. Highly recommended for Fulci fans!