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Magician: The Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Life and Work of Orson Welles

Documentary

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles looks at the remarkable genius of Orson Welles on the eve of his centenary - the enigma of his career as a Hollywood star, a Hollywood director (for some a Hollywood failure), and a crucially important independent filmmaker. Read more …

More information on this production is available at www.bfi.org.uk.

The critical consensus

Enjoyable if insufficiently insightful doc about the legendary actor-director.

***(*)(*)Matt Glasby, The List, 29/06/2015

If director Chuck Workman maps a familiar rise and fall of rule-breaking brilliance it is vindicated by the great raconteur and in-depth praise from an impressive roster.

****(*)Ian Nathan, Empire Online, 29/06/2015

Chuck Workman’s documentary takes us through Welles’s early glory and disappointing long goodbye, making the case for some of his best forgotten films.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 02/07/2015

Chuck Workman’s documentary offers an excellent primer on the maestro’s career.

****(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 05/07/2015


Features about Magician: The Life and Work of Orson Welles

How Orson Welles shattered the Hollywood image

Michael Newton, The Guardian, 02/07/2015

Where and when?

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday July 3, 2015, until Sunday July 5, 2015. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com

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