You may not be familiar enough with the American legend series in the 50’s called I Love Lucy. For this very reason, Aaron Sorkin chose to continue his directing career by presenting what was happening behind the scenes at the time, between the real Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz.
Being the Ricardos does not follow a classic and tried and tested formula
It may have started out as a biographical film, but it certainly did not make it. On the contrary, in just two hours he tries to settle the controversy that separated the couple for years. Lucille Ball became America’s star overnight. In the family comedy I Love Lucy, she shone as a protagonist, with her husband by her side. Lucy entered every home in America at that time and became the favorite heroine of women, and not only. Her bravery, her choices, and her audacity sometimes played a catalytic role in shaping the American feminist movement.
However, Aaron Sorkin in the new film chose not to deal with them so much. Instead, the film follows the couple in the five days that one of the biggest scandals broke out against them. There the director also uses the poetic license, to form a more cinematic story. In particular, Lucille Ball, the funniest lady on American television, was once accused of being involved in communism. The turbulent political situation in America at that time naturally made the FBI turn its gaze on it and consider itself a threat.
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem seem to be doing well in the role they have been assigned
Let’s not forget that Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were on the verge of divorce when the proposal came to transfer their married life to the television screen. The two actors who were invited to play these two people this year, Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, do their best and clash as much as it takes to convince us of the story. Under the direction of Aaron Sorkin, they end up creating a film as simple as a story page, without this necessarily being bad. In this simplicity and in the hurried smiles that hide under them all the patriarchal and sexist stereotypes of the time, a film was made that is worth seeing if you want to get to know these two better.
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