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From the year 2000, it has... sparkled
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The Eyes of Orson Welles

From the year 2000, it has... sparkled

From the year 2000, it has... sparkled

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From the year 2000, it has... sparkled.
Duration
6 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:44
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.
We're here, Orson, to end the story of your political evolution. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
We're here, Orson, to end the story of your political e...
You made a film mostly here. The Trial, from the novel by Kafka. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
You made a film mostly here. The Trial, from the novel by Ka...
I think it's one of your early drawings for the film. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
I think it's one of your early drawings for the film.
Joseph K, who's accused of an unspecified crime, is in the middle, casting a shadow. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
Joseph K, who's accused of an unspecified crime, is in ...
On either side are the two agents who arrest him on his 30th birthday. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
On either side are the two agents who arrest him on his 30th...
In the novel, K is helped by a painter, hence the paintings on the wall. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
In the novel, K is helped by a painter, hence the paintings ...
And above, a light exactly like the one you sketched - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
And above, a light exactly like the one you sketched
You have such lights in The Trial. They're totalitarian for you. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
You have such lights in The Trial. They're totalitarian...
I can't expect you to know where the Interrogation Commission is sitting. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
I can't expect you to know where the Interrogation Comm...
NARRATOR: But, then, in Paris, you decided to film in the abandoned Gare d'Orsay. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
NARRATOR: But, then, in Paris, you decided to film in the ab...
Low angle. Plunging perspective. And your drawing comes to life. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
Low angle. Plunging perspective. And your drawing comes to l...
And one of your crane shots - a rise, like an airplane taking off. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
And one of your crane shots - a rise, like an airplane takin...
The law has no name. Officer X. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
The law has no name. Officer X.
Very well, then. Just go ahead with your work, my boy. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Very well, then. Just go ahead with your work, my boy.
NARRATOR: The Trial was your portrait of the 20th century, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
NARRATOR: The Trial was your portrait of the 20th century,
It was a Rene Magritte painting in which the law, played by you, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
It was a Rene Magritte painting in which the law, played by ...
Mummified and steaming like a racehorse. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Mummified and steaming like a racehorse.
Kafka had Joseph K lead the henchmen to the place of his execution. He acquiesces. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
Kafka had Joseph K lead the henchmen to the place of his exe...
And then yells the yell of the century. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
And then yells the yell of the century.
YOU! YOU DUMMY! - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
YOU! YOU DUMMY!