PREVIEW: Lucy and Desi (12A TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Bette Midler, Carol Burnett, Laura Laplaca, Eduardo Machado, Charo, Journey Gunderson, Gregg Oppenheimer, David Daniels, Norman Lear, Desi Arnaz Jr., Michael Stern

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Amy Poehler (Moxie), director; Jeanne Elfant Festa (The Apollo), Mark Monroe (The Dissident), Michael Rosenberg (Beyond the Mat), Nigel Sinclair (The Way Back) and Justin Wilkes (Rebuilding Paradise), producers; Axel Baumann (Blood Detectives), cinematographer; Robert A. Martinez (Mole Man), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A look at how the unlikely partnership of comedienne Lucille Ball and Cuban-American band leader Desi Arnaz led to the creation of one of the most celebrated sitcoms of all time, I Love Lucy…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

With Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos proving that everyone still loves Lucy, this insightful documentary from director Amy Poehler urther explores the legendary relationship between two of the most iconic names in showbiz.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH MARCH 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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