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The Eyes of Orson Welles

It was Visconti's assistant and he said, "Mr Visconti would like for youto do a trial",...

It was Visconti's assistant and he said, "Mr Visconti would like for you
to do a trial", and she was so excited

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It was Visconti's assistant and he said,
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"Mr Visconti would like for you to do a trial", and she was so excited.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:17
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.
And she went rushing over there and instead, she met Orson Welles. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
And she went rushing over there and instead, she met Orson W...
NARRATOR: In 1961, while filming The Trial, you met Oja Kodar. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
NARRATOR: In 1961, while filming The Trial, you met Oja Koda...
Look how you introduced her in F for Fake. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
Look how you introduced her in F for Fake.
Glimpsed, glanced, ogled, long-lens, the centre of a network of men's looks. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
Glimpsed, glanced, ogled, long-lens, the centre of a network...
No scene in your films is more about looking, its splinters and seductions. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
No scene in your films is more about looking, its splinters ...
So, you loved places, Orson, and you loved visually. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
So, you loved places, Orson, and you loved visually.
The third aspect of your love life is its attraction to chivalry. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
The third aspect of your love life is its attraction to chiv...
The millennium-old idea of the chivalrous knight in love - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:09
The millennium-old idea of the chivalrous knight in love
Lancelot and Guinevere. Arthurian legend. The Middle Ages. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Lancelot and Guinevere. Arthurian legend. The Middle Ages.
But more than most artists of the 20th century, you filled in the line drawings. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
But more than most artists of the 20th century, you filled i...
You believed in these samurai, these courtiers who behaved with honour, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:11
You believed in these samurai, these courtiers who behaved w...
One of the best interviews you gave to Bernard Levin takes this further. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
One of the best interviews you gave to Bernard Levin takes t...
You're leaning forward again, close-up, and in profile at first - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:11
You're leaning forward again, close-up, and in profile ...
And I'm rather fond of chivalry and honour and I er - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:40
And I'm rather fond of chivalry and honour and I er
Yes. Honour, personal honour and courage, and things like that. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Yes. Honour, personal honour and courage, and things like th...
But aren't you a romantic in a very unromantic time? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
But aren't you a romantic in a very unromantic time?
NARRATOR: Which brings us, Orson, to the most out-of-time knight in your art. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
NARRATOR: Which brings us, Orson, to the most out-of-time kn...
An absurd but glorious man, who rails against everything - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:10
An absurd but glorious man, who rails against everything
You made what you called a home movie about Don Quixote - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
You made what you called a home movie about Don Quixote
You filmed the Don against the sky, his head in the clouds. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
You filmed the Don against the sky, his head in the clouds.