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It was absurd, like a Mack Sennett comedy
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The Eyes of Orson Welles

It was absurd, like a Mack Sennett comedy

It was absurd, like a Mack Sennett comedy

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It was absurd, like a Mack Sennett comedy.
Duration
4 seconds
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20
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:08
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.
That's cluelessness again, like so much of life. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
That's cluelessness again, like so much of life.
And since you mentioned Mr Arkadin recall if you can its climax - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:35
And since you mentioned Mr Arkadin recall if you can its...
Think if he catches me out here, dancing around in my underdrawers! - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Think if he catches me out here, dancing around in my underd...
My camera was usually lower, of course, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
My camera was usually lower, of course,
The childishness, the circus, the commedia dell'arte, Pulcinella. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
The childishness, the circus, the commedia dell'arte, P...
I did scores of pictures of St Nick. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
I did scores of pictures of St Nick.
BRUSH STROKES - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
BRUSH STROKES
He'd come down the chimney or be by the fire. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
He'd come down the chimney or be by the fire.
But I remember that as I drew, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:11
But I remember that as I drew,
Those with a keen eye might say I painted him more and more - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:09
Those with a keen eye might say I painted him more and more
Or rather it shrunk to his nose, because you see, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
Or rather it shrunk to his nose, because you see,
Day became night in this Christmas carol of mine. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Day became night in this Christmas carol of mine.
And then even the nose was no longer red. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
And then even the nose was no longer red.
They took on the tone of a lot of my work. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
They took on the tone of a lot of my work.
Call it dark exuberance if you like. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Call it dark exuberance if you like.
That's what The Lady from Shanghai was. And Macbeth. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
That's what The Lady from Shanghai was. And Macbeth.
Tenebrous and excessive. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
Tenebrous and excessive.
I've often said that Kane has the same tension. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
I've often said that Kane has the same tension.
Kane himself is close to farce close to parody close to burlesque - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
Kane himself is close to farce close to parody close to...
That rollercoaster you showed was like the great imperium, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
That rollercoaster you showed was like the great imperium,