Orson welles at his full capacity.
A semi biographical picture but also a piece that breaks and maybe even mocks auteur directing.
Its shot on film but I have never seen such a beautifull film in my life. Everything is so vibrant, so colorful and breathtaking.Its filmed mostly handheld but it gives a documentary quality to it and the score makes the editing feel organized instead of all over the place.
Welles seemingly creates a film thats spiratic, smooth but also all over the place all at the same time.
I couldn't be happier that of all people, netflix completed this because its easily one of my favorite films i've seen this year.Watch my films
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The Other Side of the Wind
40 years in the making.
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
11/2/2018Runtime
122 minsGenres
Overview
Surrounded by fans and sceptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts to make his innovative comeback film. This film was started in 1970 by Orson Welles but never completed during his lifetime.
How It Feels
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A labyrinthine satire of filmmaking ego and artistic decay, where a aging director's desperate comeback mirrors the very medium's struggle to reinvent itself. Welles's unfinished portrait is itself a kind of comeback, a film that becomes its own subject.
Mood
MelancholicParanoidDefiantAbsurd
Themes
Art and creationObsessionMortalityPowerIdentity
Tone
Ironic
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
HandheldDocumentary-likeStylized genre
Structure
Nonlinear
John Huston
J.J. 'Jake' Hannaford
Oja Kodar
The Actress
Peter Bogdanovich
Brooks Otterlake
Susan Strasberg
Juliette Rich
Norman Foster
Billy Boyle
Robert Random
Oscar 'John' Dale
Lilli Palmer
Zarah Valeska
Edmond O'Brien
Pat Mullins
Mercedes McCambridge
Maggie Noonan
Cameron Mitchell
Matt "Zimmie" Zimmer
Paul Stewart
Matt Costello
Gregory Sierra
Jack Simon
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