Orson Welles was, as we all know, one of the true Renaissance men of his time: a gifted filmmaker, stage director, writer, actor, and storyteller. His skill as a visual artist was less known — but was among his first passions, spending a summer studying at the Art Institute of Chicago and continuing to draw, […]
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‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Review: Netflix Revives an Orson Welles Artifact [NYFF]
The Other Side of the Wind is finally complete — or rather “complete.” Nominally. The final film by the great Orson Welles (assuming The Deep never sees the light of day) begins with a title card explaining that this version, restored by the folks at Netflix, exists as “an attempt to honor and complete” Welles’ […]
Netflix Will Complete Orson Welles’ Last Film ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
Filmmaker Orson Welles has left behind two holy grails for film aficionados to chase. One is the footage cut from his original version of The Magnificent Ambersons, which as far as anyone can tell, doesn’t exist anymore. The other is The Other Side of the Wind, which is the long-uncompleted final film from Welles. Frank […]