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The Eyes of Orson Welles

"I know thee not, old man." The prince, the boy, says to the manthat the dream is over

"I know thee not, old man." The prince, the boy, says to the man
that the dream is over

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"I know thee not, old man."
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The prince, the boy, says to the man that the dream is over.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:38
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.
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,
NARRATOR: And Falstaff falls to his knees, like John Houseman did, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:10
NARRATOR: And Falstaff falls to his knees, like John Housema...
You wanted to be Falstaff, Orson, but let's face it, you were Hal. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
You wanted to be Falstaff, Orson, but let's face it, yo...
PEN SCRATCHES - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
PEN SCRATCHES
Loving a lot, but, in your exhilaration - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:09
Loving a lot, but, in your exhilaration
NARRATOR: All the decent people in your life and work, Orson - - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:25
NARRATOR: All the decent people in your life and work, Orson...
But there's another type of person who excited you more. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
But there's another type of person who excited you more...
Dive deeper into your unconscious and you find him there. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Dive deeper into your unconscious and you find him there.
This creature from the black lagoon. He is, of course, the king. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
This creature from the black lagoon. He is, of course, the k...
He has a pot for a crown and speaks like John Gielgud. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
He has a pot for a crown and speaks like John Gielgud.