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The Eyes of Orson Welles

And you were both cautious and bold in how you discussed your filmand used clips

And you were both cautious and bold in how you discussed your film
and used clips

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And you were both cautious and bold
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in how you discussed your film and used clips.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:32
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.
ORSON: Now, the grandeur and simplicity are the Moor's. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
ORSON: Now, the grandeur and simplicity are the Moor's.
The dizzying camera movements, the tortured compositions, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:09
The dizzying camera movements, the tortured compositions,
They are Iago, for he is the agent of chaos. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
They are Iago, for he is the agent of chaos.
NARRATOR: Iago torpedoes the marriage with gossip. You did it with style. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
NARRATOR: Iago torpedoes the marriage with gossip. You did i...
They're not much fun to talk about, are they, Orson? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
They're not much fun to talk about, are they, Orson?
We're getting onto kingship in a moment, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
We're getting onto kingship in a moment,
It's in Chimes at Midnight again, and you know what's coming, don't you? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
It's in Chimes at Midnight again, and you know what...
The most resonant line in your art. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
The most resonant line in your art.
"I know thee not, old man." - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
"I know thee not, old man."
Vertical spears like the Nuremberg searchlights. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Vertical spears like the Nuremberg searchlights.
And the back of the new king, your old drinking and cavorting pal. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
And the back of the new king, your old drinking and cavortin...
I speak to thee, my heart. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
I speak to thee, my heart.
I know thee not, old man: fall to thy prayers. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
I know thee not, old man: fall to thy prayers.
How ill white hairs become a fool and jester! - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
How ill white hairs become a fool and jester!
I have long dream'd of such a kind of man. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
I have long dream'd of such a kind of man.
So surfeit-swell'd, so old and so profane. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
So surfeit-swell'd, so old and so profane.
But, being awaked, I do despise my dream. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
But, being awaked, I do despise my dream.
NARRATOR: Despise? Wouldn't reject have been enough? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
NARRATOR: Despise? Wouldn't reject have been enough?
Not only an end of love, but a rewrite of its history. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
Not only an end of love, but a rewrite of its history.
Till then, I banish thee, on pain of death, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:12
Till then, I banish thee, on pain of death,