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The Eyes of Orson Welles

2018 · 111 min

A slow, affectionate essay that drifts through sketches and clips like a gallery walk, inviting you to look closely rather than follow a story.

Directed by
Mark Cousins
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jack Klaff, Mark Cousins, Beatrice Welles
Overview
A poetic journey into the visual world of the legendary filmmaker and actor Orson Welles (1915-85) that reveals a new portrait of a unique genius, both of his life and of his monumental work: through his own eyes, drawn by his own hand, painted with his own brush.

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Directed by
Mark Cousins
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jack Klaff, Mark Cousins, Beatrice Welles
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    • art
    • identity
    • memory
    • ambition
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    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
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    • Language mild
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    Humour3
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Mark Cousins
    Written by
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    Starring
    Jack Klaff, Mark Cousins, Beatrice Welles, Orson Welles, Bernard Levin
    Music
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    Runtime
    111 min
    Country
    United Kingdom, United States of America
    Languages
    English

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