Director, writer, producer, and actor, Orson Welles (1915-1985) was an artist both of considerable achievement. His Citizen Kane inspired generations of film-makers worldwide. This collection, which concentrates on Welles' contributions to film history, begins with a selection of key film reviews, including those for Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Stranger, Othello, Touch of Evil, and The Trail . Two interviews, one with Welles himself and one with Charlton Heston on Welles, add to the portrait of man and ...
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Director, writer, producer, and actor, Orson Welles (1915-1985) was an artist both of considerable achievement. His Citizen Kane inspired generations of film-makers worldwide. This collection, which concentrates on Welles' contributions to film history, begins with a selection of key film reviews, including those for Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Stranger, Othello, Touch of Evil, and The Trail . Two interviews, one with Welles himself and one with Charlton Heston on Welles, add to the portrait of man and artist. Eighteen essays commissioned for this volume, by such critic-scholars as Andre Bazin, David Bordwell, Laura Mulvey, Robert Carringer, James Naremore, and director Henry Jaglon, address a wide range of issues, from Welles' use of sound to his abilities as actor/director.
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