Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
About Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) is a documentary film directed by Chuck Workman. Simon Callow takes the lead as Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer, Christopher Welles as Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter, Joanne Hill Styles as Self - Orson's Classmate, and Norman Lloyd as Self - Actor.
It runs 92 minutes and was released in December 2014. Written by Chuck Workman. It was produced by Cohen Welles Project.
Shelv files it under movie business, portrait of an artist, cinema history, and cinema on cinema. American members can watch it on Cohen Media Amazon Channel. It carries a PG-13 rating.
Corman's World, Becoming Marilyn, and Kubrick by Kubrick make useful companions to Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles, all filed under biography.