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matt72582 11-16-22 09:43 AM

Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
I know this will sound redundant, but yes, my favorite movie of his is "Citizen Kane" but I'd say I'd rather watch a 2-hour interview, as opposed to a 2-hour movie of his.



Orson Welles Interview Tomorrow with Tom Snyder 4-8-1975


https://youtu.be/XSHrSCZI37Y

John-Connor 11-16-22 09:53 AM

F for Fake (Vérités et Mensonges) is my fav by Welles at the moment..
And The Third Man my fav with Welles..
Still many films with and by Welles I haven't seen though..
The Trial will probably be the next one I'll see..

matt72582 11-17-22 03:44 PM

Re: Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
This is history. And a director/actor, who talks movies. And on a possible future attack with the USSR.

https://youtu.be/E-XaLCMYeUw

Captain Steel 11-17-22 03:53 PM

Re: Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et7Cji7y1uY

mattiasflgrtll6 11-17-22 04:37 PM

Re: Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
The Trial is my favorite so far, but I also have a special fondness for The Stranger.

https://dostoevsky-bts.com/blog/wp-c...19/03/O.W..jpg

Captain Steel 11-17-22 07:22 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk9HzqHZ-eo

GulfportDoc 11-22-22 08:51 PM

Although my favorites of Welles' are Citizen Kane and The Third Man, I like everything he was ever in.

And I've been forever grateful to him for suggesting to Peter Bogdanovich that he film The Last Picture Show (1971) in black and white-- a novel masterstroke at the time.

Wyldesyde19 11-22-22 09:10 PM

Count me as a fan of The Stranger and The Trial as well.

The Magnificent Ambersons might be his best, that I’ve seen, so far. Which is probably about roughly half hai directed filmography.

crumbsroom 11-23-22 02:13 AM

Re: Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
He has a bunch of better movies, but Mr. Arkadin is like a love letter Orson Welles penned directly to me.

SpelingError 11-23-22 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by mattiasflgrtll6 (Post 2346998)
The Trial is my favorite so far, but I also have a special fondness for The Stranger.

https://dostoevsky-bts.com/blog/wp-c...19/03/O.W..jpg
Same here. I watched The Trial earlier this year and was really blown away by it.

SpelingError 11-23-22 10:57 AM

Re: Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
Also, in spite of giving three of his films a 10/10, Citizen Kane isn't one of them (not that I have any issues with it ofc).

Citizen Rules 11-23-22 01:13 PM

Re: Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
I'm so not in line with most MoFos movie taste. As much as I like Orson Welles and most of his films that I've seen, I couldn't finish The Trial. Twice I tried and the last time I made it about half way through before giving up on it.

Captain Steel 11-23-22 02:43 PM

Re: Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YSnMQBSulE

Captain Steel 11-23-22 02:58 PM

Re: Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
Re: the above video I posted... I don't know why they included the scene from Mork & Mindy... although Mork's boss's name was "Orson", I never thought the voice was supposed to be an imitation or even a reference to Orson Welles in any way.

Similar with the Michael Palin skit - I remember that, but never made the connection that he was attempting to impersonate Welles... although the beard, the cape & the outfit do kind suggest that.

Gideon58 11-23-22 05:19 PM

You are correct, Captain, the Orson on Mork and Mindy had NOTHING to do with Orson Welles.

Gideon58 11-23-22 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by GulfportDoc (Post 2347978)
Although my favorites of Welles' are Citizen Kane and The Third Man, I like everything he was ever in.

And I've been forever grateful to him for suggesting to Peter Bogdanovich the he film The Last Picture Show (1971) in black and white-- a novel masterstroke at the time.
I didn't know that about The Last Picture Show and I agree it was a masterstroke. The black and white fit the movie perfectly.

Captain Steel 11-23-22 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2348149)
You are correct, Captain, the Orson on Mork and Mindy had NOTHING to do with Orson Welles.
Thank you!
(Its inclusion kind of throws off what would have otherwise been a very amusing video of continuous Orson Welles impressions).

moongirl 11-24-22 02:20 AM

I absolutely love him. I especially love The Stranger, which was on my top 25 list. I also love listening to his radio plays. He just breathes such life into all the characters he plays.

matt72582 12-24-23 01:24 PM

Re: Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
Talks and takes questions
Ireland (1960)

https://youtu.be/dIjupSQ2gZg

matt72582 01-01-24 06:52 AM

Re: Orson Welles Appreciation Thread
 
I always thought Orson's interviews were more interesting than his movies.


https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies...boy-interview/


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