Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1995

Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 95% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 589 589

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Plot summary

Orson Welles' archives of unfinished/never released movies and the last years of his life from the perspective of Oja Kodar (life and artistic partner of Orson Welles in his last years).

Director

Oja Kodar Photo
Oja Kodar

Top cast

Graeme Garden Photo
Graeme Garden as Interviewer in 'Stately Homes' segment
Michael Bryant Photo
Michael Bryant as (segment "The deep") (archive footage)
Laurence Harvey Photo
Laurence Harvey as (segment "The deep") (archive footage)
François Marthouret Photo
François Marthouret as Narrator
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804.51 MB
1280*958
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 1
1.46 GB
1444*1080
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

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Reviewed by dbborroughs 8 / 10

Very good look at Welles the man, his relationship with Hollywood and unfinished projects

This is a loving film essay on Orson Welles and his unfinished films. Its an interesting look at the man who was just trying to make the films he wanted to on his own terms. Made with the assistance of Welles' longtime companion Oja Kodar this film lets us see a number of his unrealized projects for the first time. Its a treat for anyone who has been interested in Orson Welles and heard stories of these lost treasures; or for any one curious to what end he was putting the money got from his numerous film and television roles. While I'm not sure what I would have thought of some of the films (The Dreamers for example) I find that I'm very interested in where he was going with other (his Moby Dick, which consisted of him simply reciting passages from the book is an interesting idea). I especially loved some of the short humorous bits that Welles put together, his Churchill film is very funny, as his is bit with two English tailors. As a person who has been very critical of Welles of late, due in large part to extreme disillusionment with his Don Quixote (which I found to be a crashing bore) I find that this film re-awakened my respect for the man. Its not a perfect film, most of the pieces we see only awaken a desire to see more of the unfinished films and at times it seems to go on too long. Still this is a must see if you're interested in Welles or cinema, especially its lost treasures.
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