MAGICIAN: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (Chuck Workman/2014)
I'm seeing this film today and will write a review. (My first in Ages)
I'm looking forward to the treasure trove of archive footage, which apparently this film has clips from every single Welles project.
Orson Welles is considered an Enigma, a Genius, a Failure and much more. He was "Some Kind of a Man", and I suspect this documentary will showcase that beautifully. I consider him equal with Stanley Kubrick- he's just as fascinating. He's got quite a different story than Kubrick, but we all know cinema as we know it today would not exist without Orson Welles. Citizen Kane changed the game, raised the stakes, name your praise. The techniques he employed for the first time have been exploited by Hollywood ever since.
The man is not overrated. If you really pay attention, Orson Welles will put a magic spell on you...
www.cohenmedia.net/films/magician
Last edited by Johann; 07-13-2015 at 09:53 AM.
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