Overview

Orson Welles (USA, 1915-1985) was a complete auteur, a brilliant director and scriptwriter, a prodigious actor of memorable physique and a figure of legend. He began his directing career in 1940, at the age of twenty-five, with Citizen Kane, an undisputed, ground-breaking masterpiece of cinema history. Welles stature as a baroque, impetuous and profoundly free artist made the studios uncomfortable. He had control of every detail on the twelve feature films he was able to make, including Lady from Shanghai with Rita Hayworth (1947), Touch of Evil with Charlton Heston (1958), adaptations of Shakespeare s plays including Macbeth (1948) and Othello (1952) and Kafka s The Trial (1962). Orson Welles remains a unique figure in cinema history and a real source of inspiration for future generations of film-makers.

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On the Masters of Cinema Series Modern directors are briefly and brilliantly profiled in sharp prose and smart pictures in these movie master-classes for film buffs and beginners. -Saga Short, beautifully illustrated essays on great directors. -The Times Exceptional value... Lively and accessible... Indispensable. -Obessed With Film Bargain price. Does an already saturated market need yet more auteur guides? On this evidence, yes... Briskly paced, scalpel-sharp primers... The collective quality is high, the tone scholarly but not intimidating... A triumph of layout as much as content, each book glows with gorgeous on- and off-screen archive photography... Magnifique. -Total Film

'short, beautifully illustrated essays on great directors' The Times 'bargain price. Does an already saturated market need yet more auteur guides? On this evidence, yes. ... briskly paced, scalpel-sharp primers ...The collective quality is high, the tone scholarly but not intimidating. ... A triumph of layout as much as content, each book glows with gorgeous on- and off-screen archive photography... Magnifique.' Total Film 'text [...] is authoritative ... [an] excellent selection of photographs ... [will] bring back memories of a classic era in cinema. ... This title, as well as others in the series, will be a welcome addition to any film lover's library - and at GBP5.95 it represents excellent value for money.' Caravan Club 'reasonably-priced .. Morghetti take[s] readers on a[n] informative journey that is well worth the book's low cover-price.' Screen Trade

'short, beautifully illustrated essays on great directors' The Times 'bargain price. Does an already saturated market need yet more auteur guides? On this evidence, yes. a | briskly paced, scalpel-sharp primers a |The collective quality is high, the tone scholarly but not intimidating. a | A triumph of layout as much as content, each book glows with gorgeous on- and off-screen archive photographya | Magnifique.' Total Film 'text [...] is authoritative ... [an] excellent selection of photographs ... [will] bring back memories of a classic era in cinema. ... This title, as well as others in the series, will be a welcome addition to any film lover's library - and at AGBP5.95 it represents excellent value for money.' Caravan Club 'reasonably-priced .. Morghetti take[s] readers on a[n] informative journey that is well worth the book's low cover-price.' Screen Trade

'short, beautifully illustrated essays on great directors' The Times 'bargain price. Does an already saturated market need yet more auteur guides? On this evidence, yes. i'1/2 briskly paced, scalpel-sharp primers i'1/2The collective quality is high, the tone scholarly but not intimidating. i'1/2 A triumph of layout as much as content, each book glows with gorgeous on- and off-screen archive photographyi'1/2 Magnifique.' Total Film 'text [...] is authoritative ... [an] excellent selection of photographs ... [will] bring back memories of a classic era in cinema. ... This title, as well as others in the series, will be a welcome addition to any film lover's library - and at i'1/25.95 it represents excellent value for money.' Caravan Club 'reasonably-priced .. Morghetti take[s] readers on a[n] informative journey that is well worth the book's low cover-price.' Screen Trade

Author Information

Paolo Mreghetti is a journalist and critic, notably for Corriere della Sera. He is the author of a well-known Italian dictionary of Cinema [Il Mergehetti], and has also contributed to the Venice Film Festival.

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