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The Eyes of Orson Welles

No fancy lighting here,no Wellesian angles, but a social setting not often seenin escapist...

No fancy lighting here,
no Wellesian angles, but a social setting not often seen
in escapist Hollywood cinema

Full Transcript

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No fancy lighting here, no Wellesian angles,
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but a social setting not often seen in escapist Hollywood cinema.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:12
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.
MUSIC PLAYS - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:14
MUSIC PLAYS
ORSON: It's the sameness I'm talking about now. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
ORSON: It's the sameness I'm talking about now.
Different sounds to the words, but the same idea. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Different sounds to the words, but the same idea.
Different colours, but the same spirit. Different churches, but the same faces. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Different colours, but the same spirit. Different churches, ...
Different jokes, but the same laughter. Different nations. The same humanity. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Different jokes, but the same laughter. Different nations. T...
Thank God for the differences, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:09
Thank God for the differences,
NARRATOR: It's like a Soviet film by Eisenstein. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
NARRATOR: It's like a Soviet film by Eisenstein.
Brilliant close-ups of un-Hollywoody faces. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Brilliant close-ups of un-Hollywoody faces.
And this soundtrack is one of your radio broadcasts - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
And this soundtrack is one of your radio broadcasts
Thank God for Walt Disney, el Gran Otello, Carmen Miranda. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Thank God for Walt Disney, el Gran Otello, Carmen Miranda.
Thank God for Chavez, Villa-Lobos and a thousand unknown troubadours - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
Thank God for Chavez, Villa-Lobos and a thousand unknown tro...
Thank God for Mark Twain and Mickey Rooney - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
Thank God for Mark Twain and Mickey Rooney
NARRATOR: And, look, Orson! Low angle, a girl crying, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
NARRATOR: And, look, Orson! Low angle, a girl crying,
In 1947, Joseph McCarthy was elected Senator in your home state, Wisconsin. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
In 1947, Joseph McCarthy was elected Senator in your home st...
One said, "In this shrinking world, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
One said, "In this shrinking world,
"Educators are sworn to the tremendous task of telling people about each other." - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:13
"Educators are sworn to the tremendous task of telling ...
One asked if you would, "allow your daughters to be touched by Negroes". - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
One asked if you would, "allow your daughters to be tou...
Another said, "If you and the other Jews of your class, and the Negroes - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:16
Another said, "If you and the other Jews of your class,...
If so, you didn't show it, especially in the case of the African American soldier, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:09
If so, you didn't show it, especially in the case of th...
In your BBC TV show, Orson Welles' Sketch Book, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:11
In your BBC TV show, Orson Welles' Sketch Book,