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The Eyes of Orson Welles

You had a ceiling builtto echo it, visually

You had a ceiling built
to echo it, visually

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You had a ceiling built to echo it, visually.
Duration
5 seconds
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29
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:08
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.
And, before James Bond films, you liked a circular ceiling. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
And, before James Bond films, you liked a circular ceiling.
Your camera's low enough to show it well, to halo him, to anti-halo him. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Your camera's low enough to show it well, to halo him, ...
- Sophie. What was her last name? - WOMAN: She married years ago. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
- Sophie. What was her last name? - WOMAN: She married years...
Nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
Nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice.
NARRATOR: Love as hell, not Eden. You had the camera on a scaffold here. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
NARRATOR: Love as hell, not Eden. You had the camera on a sc...
Not... wisely, but... too well. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Not... wisely, but... too well.
NARRATOR: Is that how you loved? Not wisely, but too well? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
NARRATOR: Is that how you loved? Not wisely, but too well?
THUNDERBOLT - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:13
THUNDERBOLT
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...