The unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz is at the heart of Lucy and Desi, a new documentary from director Amy Poehler. The film will premiere on Amazon Prime Video March 4.
Touted as “an insightful and intimate peek behind the curtain” of the “remarkable trailblazers,” the documentary explores the creatively fruitful and often tumultuous relationship between the couple, who rose to stardom on the groundbreaking 1950s sitcom, I Love Lucy.
“Defying the odds, they re-invented the medium, on the screen and behind the cameras,” the film’s synopsis notes. “The foundation of I Love Lucy was the constant rupture and repair of unconditional love. What Lucy and Desi couldn’t make work with each other, they gave to the rest of the world.”
The trailer teases appearances from numerous notable figures interviewed for the documentary —…
