A new documentary by Amy Poehler humanizes the iconic entertainment couple, and their love for each other. lucyanddesi amazonprimevideo AmyPoehler
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were TV pioneers. Ball, a B-movie actress turned comedy legend, and Arnaz, a Cuban-American refugee and musician turned producer extraordinaire–fell in love with each other on a movie set, and against all odds got married and portrayed one of the first mixed race couples on TV at the time, in I Love Lucy. Mind you, this was in the ‘50s.
“It was really important for me to hear as much from Lucy and Desi—the people—as we could, so we really started digging into the recordings,” Poehler said in a recent interview with Elle Magazine. Lucy and Desi includes interviews with industry icons close to the famed couple, like Carol Burnett, Bette Midler, Spanish-American actress Charo, TV writer Norman Lear, and more. We also get interviews with family members, including the Arnaz children, and Lucille Ball’s brother, Fred Ball.
ADVERTISEMENT The film comments that the couple’s success is not due to luck or any so-called “genius”–rather their impenetrable work ethic and perseverance, with a nod to Ball’s in particular. Ball was an unstoppable force. I Love Lucy outpaced Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, the Presidential inauguration , and ultimately outpaced Arnaz’s desires. In the documentary, Arnaz expressed the difficulty he had with the overwhelming success and work load. Arnaz reveals in an audio recording.
Throughout the film, Poehler remains focused on the couple’s vulnerabilities and humanity. Like the aged home videos sprinkled throughout the documentary, the hardships and disappointments Ball and Arnaz experienced are looked at through a rose-tinted lens. The film is more interested in what worked than what didn’t, and the result is an absolute love-letter to the couple.
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