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The Eyes of Orson Welles

THUNDERBOLT But love doesn't just perish naturallyin Shakespeare's play, it's poisoned by...

THUNDERBOLT But love doesn't just perish naturally
in Shakespeare's play, it's poisoned by Iago whispering gossip
in the Moor Othello's ear

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THUNDERBOLT
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But love doesn't just perish naturally in Shakespeare's play,
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it's poisoned by Iago whispering gossip in the Moor Othello's ear.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:52
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.
You talked well in Filming "Othello", like an art critic. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
You talked well in Filming "Othello", like an art ...
The film was more an illustrated lecture than a documentary. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
The film was more an illustrated lecture than a documentary.
ORSON: The visual style of the film - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:16
ORSON: The visual style of the film
NARRATOR: Filming "Othello" had a late-night feel. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
NARRATOR: Filming "Othello" had a late-night feel.
And you were both cautious and bold - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
And you were both cautious and bold
ORSON: Now, the grandeur and simplicity are the Moor's. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
ORSON: Now, the grandeur and simplicity are the Moor's.
The dizzying camera movements, the tortured compositions, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:09
The dizzying camera movements, the tortured compositions,
They are Iago, for he is the agent of chaos. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
They are Iago, for he is the agent of chaos.
NARRATOR: Iago torpedoes the marriage with gossip. You did it with style. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
NARRATOR: Iago torpedoes the marriage with gossip. You did i...
They're not much fun to talk about, are they, Orson? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
They're not much fun to talk about, are they, Orson?
We're getting onto kingship in a moment, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
We're getting onto kingship in a moment,
It's in Chimes at Midnight again, and you know what's coming, don't you? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
It's in Chimes at Midnight again, and you know what...
The most resonant line in your art. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
The most resonant line in your art.
"I know thee not, old man." - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
"I know thee not, old man."
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.