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An underwater Macbeth, perhaps
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The Eyes of Orson Welles

An underwater Macbeth, perhaps

An underwater Macbeth, perhaps

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An underwater Macbeth, perhaps.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:25:27
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BofA Productions,BBC,FilmStruck

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Movie Summary

Mark Cousins dives deep into the visual world of legendary director and actor Orson Welles to reveal a portrait of the artist as he's never been seen before.
Slo-mo mist, then dissolve to this close-up. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Slo-mo mist, then dissolve to this close-up.
One of the most contrasty images in American film. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
One of the most contrasty images in American film.
Then we're behind the head of Macbeth, this king whose ambition is detestable. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Then we're behind the head of Macbeth, this king whose ...
This Hank Quinlan. This Stalin. This Faust. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
This Hank Quinlan. This Stalin. This Faust.
As I did stand my watch upon the hill, I look'd toward Birnam. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
As I did stand my watch upon the hill, I look'd toward ...
NARRATOR: The real world seemed to enter the film as a nightmare. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
NARRATOR: The real world seemed to enter the film as a night...
Macbeth is so in the shadow of himself - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
Macbeth is so in the shadow of himself
He's a slave to his own lust for power. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
He's a slave to his own lust for power.
You've dived so deep now that you're in the land of the surreal. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
You've dived so deep now that you're in the land o...
It's like a Di Chirico nightmare painting, Orson. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
It's like a Di Chirico nightmare painting, Orson.
The least categorizable image in Macbeth, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
The least categorizable image in Macbeth,
It looks like clouds seen from an airplane, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
It looks like clouds seen from an airplane,
BELL TOLLS - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
BELL TOLLS
BRUSH STROKES - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:09
BRUSH STROKES
And in your Cesare Borgia in the film, Prince of Foxes. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
And in your Cesare Borgia in the film, Prince of Foxes.
The king actor's big shoulders and flowing gown. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
The king actor's big shoulders and flowing gown.
...ultimate goal. One Italy. One kingdom. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
...ultimate goal. One Italy. One kingdom.
NARRATOR: You made Prince of Foxes - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:11
NARRATOR: You made Prince of Foxes
He famously talks of the Borgias - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
He famously talks of the Borgias
Remember what the fella said: In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:12
Remember what the fella said: In Italy, for 30 years under t...