This is Orson Welles

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY/FILM "When I have talked with him, I feel like a plánt that has t>een watered." -Marlene Dietrich From his cinematic masterpieces such as Citizen Kane to his radio work in the epoch-making War of the Worlds, and as the lead voice in The Shadow Knows/, Orsón Welles, film and theatre director-innovator, radio producer, actor, writer, painter, narrator, and magician, was the last true Renaissance man of the twentieth century. In this collection of penetrating, fascinating, witty, and wild conversations between Welles and acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich, spanning nearly ten years and eight cities around the world, we get to meet Welles as the worlds greatest storyteller. Fiiled with Orsón s signature joie de vivre, This Is Orsón Welles reveals the great man s thoughts on his work in radio, theatre, film, and television; his comments on Hollywood and Broadway producers, directors, and stars; and his wonderful stories and theories about life. This is the book that... Tovább

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY/FILM "When I have talked with him, I feel like a plánt that has t>een watered." -Marlene Dietrich From his cinematic masterpieces such as Citizen Kane to his radio work in the epoch-making War of the Worlds, and as the lead voice in The Shadow Knows/, Orsón Welles, film and theatre director-innovator, radio producer, actor, writer, painter, narrator, and magician, was the last true Renaissance man of the twentieth century. In this collection of penetrating, fascinating, witty, and wild conversations between Welles and acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich, spanning nearly ten years and eight cities around the world, we get to meet Welles as the worlds greatest storyteller. Fiiled with Orsón s signature joie de vivre, This Is Orsón Welles reveals the great man s thoughts on his work in radio, theatre, film, and television; his comments on Hollywood and Broadway producers, directors, and stars; and his wonderful stories and theories about life. This is the book that Welles ultimately considered his autobiography and a memoir like no other. Epic in scope, and magnificently engaging as Welles was in real life, this is the intimate final portrait of the man as he wanted to be remembered. "Welles at his roaring best ... a tale both [Welles and Bogdanovich] would have relished directing." -New Yorf( Times Bool{ Review "An illuminating look into the most misunderstood of American directors, as well as a compelling portrait of an American originál." -San Francisco Chronicle [George] Orsón Welles was born in 1915 and died in 1985. His biography can be no briefer than the length of this book. Peter Bogdanovich is the award-winning director of such films as The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon, Whats Up, Doc?, and Mas{; he is alsó the noted author of several books, including John Ford, Pieces of Time, and the bestselling memoir The | Killing ofthe Unicorn. He lives in Los Angeles. ^ Jonathan Rosenbaum is the author of Moving Places and the coauthor of Midnight Movies\ he is the Chicago Reader's film critic, and he lives in Chicago. Vissza