The Magic World of Orson Welles
- ISBN-10
- 0252097874
- ISBN-13
- 9780252097874
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 360
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-07-30
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- James Naremore
Description
Prodigy. Iconoclast. Genius. Exile. Orson Welles remains one of the most discussed figures in cinematic history. In the centenary year of Welles's birth, James Naremore presents a revised third edition of this incomparable study, including a new section on the unfinished film The Other Side of the Wind . Naremore analyzes the political and psychological implications of the films, Welles's idiosyncratic style, and the biographical details--both playful and vexing--that impacted each work. Itself a historic film study, The Magic World of Orson Welles unlocks the soaring art and quixotic methods of a master.
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