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Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

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For all his brilliance, Orson Welles was consistently plagued by the inability to secure funding for his own projects, leading to decades' worth of films left unrealized or partially completed. Documentary filmmaker Vassili Silovic follows Croatian actress and screenwriter Oja Kodar, Welles' creative partner and lover during his later years, as she reconstructs Welles' notes and what little surviving footage remains from these abandoned projects from the 1960s to Welles' death in 1985.

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David Stratton Variety It adds up to a tremendously exciting, but at the same time deeply frustrating, viewing experience. Apr 7, 2007 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times If much of this previously unseen work seems simply frivolous, every bit of it is entertaining. Even when he wasn't being serious, Welles, like all really good magicians, had the ability to mesmerize. Rated: 4/5 May 20, 2003 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Seeing this film is like finding out the Beatles actually recorded four or five albums that were never released -- and then getting to hear only a song from each album. Rated: 3/4 Jan 22, 2002 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid A treasure chest of his lost films. Mar 26, 2011 Full Review Ken Fox TV Guide Fascinating stuff. Rated: 3/4 Apr 7, 2007 Full Review Barbara Shulgasser San Francisco Examiner What a sad, unfulfilled conclusion to Welles' promising life. Rated: 3/4 Jan 22, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member http://filmreviewsnsuch.blogspot.com/2014/04/orson-welles-one-man-band.html Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Vassili Silovic

Director

Dominique Antoine

Producer

Fredy Messmer

Producer

Roland Zag

Producer

Pit Riethmuller

Executive Producer

Vassili Silovic

Writer

Movie Info

Synopsis For all his brilliance, Orson Welles was consistently plagued by the inability to secure funding for his own projects, leading to decades' worth of films left unrealized or partially completed. Documentary filmmaker Vassili Silovic follows Croatian actress and screenwriter Oja Kodar, Welles' creative partner and lover during his later years, as she reconstructs Welles' notes and what little surviving footage remains from these abandoned projects from the 1960s to Welles' death in 1985.
Director
Vassili Silovic
Producer
Dominique Antoine, Fredy Messmer, Roland Zag
Screenwriter
Vassili Silovic, Roland Zag
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m