Why Amy Poehler’s ‘Lucy & Desi’ Proved to be the Ultimate Love Story Doc

Emmy-nominated editor Robert A. Martinez on the “Parks and Recreation” star being the perfect person to direct

Lucy and Desi
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A version of this story about “Lucy and Desi” also appeared in the Down to the Wire: Comedy issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.

Most acclaimed comic actors with an eye on directing a feature typically harvest a vehicle for themselves (Mike Myers, Ben Stiller, etc.) to let them test their mettle to various levels of success. And Amy Poehler did just that, with the female-forward Netflix comedies “Wine Country” and “Moxie,” but few could have guessed what her follow-up to those films would be. The “Parks and Recreation” vet went big on theme for her third effort, with the focus being “I Love Lucy” Hollywood power couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the Amazon Prime Video documentary “Lucy & Desi.”

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