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The Eyes of Orson Welles

She had a community tree planted - I think it's this one - to raise money so that...

She had a community tree planted - I think it's this one - to raise money so that every
Kenosha child between two and 14 would receive a Christmas gift

Full Transcript

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She had a community tree planted -
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I think it's this one -
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to raise money so that every Kenosha child between two and 14
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would receive a Christmas gift.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:05
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.
One of the reasons you painted and drew Christmas trees so often, Orson? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
One of the reasons you painted and drew Christmas trees so o...
A black line helix daubed with green and red. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
A black line helix daubed with green and red.
A gothic black ink tree in the sunshine. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
A gothic black ink tree in the sunshine.
An eight-second felt-tip pine. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
An eight-second felt-tip pine.
The helix in white now, reduced to a hieroglyph. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
The helix in white now, reduced to a hieroglyph.
All distant reminders of your mother, perhaps? What a woman she was! - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
All distant reminders of your mother, perhaps? What a woman ...
And then the Wall Street Crash came. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
And then the Wall Street Crash came.
The Depression brought new realism in American art. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
The Depression brought new realism in American art.
But something more personal happened to you, Orson, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
But something more personal happened to you, Orson,
You took a boat, the SS Baltic, to Ireland - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
You took a boat, the SS Baltic, to Ireland
PEN SCRATCHES - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
PEN SCRATCHES
There are four lookers alone in this small section of one of your drawings. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
There are four lookers alone in this small section of one of...
What you saw on the boat was people. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
What you saw on the boat was people.
Real people, like you'd seldom seen before. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Real people, like you'd seldom seen before.
What about this woman's twisty jawline and pursed lips? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
What about this woman's twisty jawline and pursed lips?
PEN SCRATCHES - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
PEN SCRATCHES
Your background was privileged, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
Your background was privileged,
You later became fascinated by ageing, sagging faces. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
You later became fascinated by ageing, sagging faces.
Aged just 23, in the play Heartbreak House, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
Aged just 23, in the play Heartbreak House,
Were you in a hurry to get old, Orson? Did youth bore you? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Were you in a hurry to get old, Orson? Did youth bore you?