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for a great movie I just saw recently for the first time:
THE IMMORTAL STORY-1968-Orson Welles’ first color film (and second to last directorial effort) is a beautifully shot and narrated story. Welles is very good as Charles Clay, a ruthless Portuguese businessman in 19th century Macao. Growing bored with life he decides to make a sailor’s legend come true by manipulating two people, an innocent sailor (Norman Eshley) and his ex-business partner’s daughter (Jeanne Moreau) into enacting it.
This is an underrated film that is sometimes overlooked but it contains some of Welles the director’s best work. Roger Coggio is Clays’ assistant who helps in the scheme. Moreau was in Truffaut’s THE BRIDE WORE BLACK the same year. Eshley showed up in the George Pal fantasy THE LOST CONTINENT a year later. It’s based on a novel by Isak Dinesen.
Originally made for French TV, it was later released in theaters slightly edited. A new restored version was shown on TCM. Not counting his unfinished projects, Welles would direct and complete only one more film the fascinating F FOR FAKE in 1974.
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Posted by CavedogRob on 2007-11-03 16:10:44 | Rating: | Views: 65
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hi cavedog!
oh yaaayy! finally a good one!
wish i had time to watch all the good ones...
:o)
cheers!
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Posted by badlydrawnstickman
on 2007-11-03 16:26:26
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Bops bdsm playfully
nice one cavedog
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Posted by kentlass
on 2007-11-04 15:41:23
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I've heard of Orson Welles. He's one of those great classical actors. Wasn't he on radio before he made his way to television and film. "Citizen Kane" is said to be the greatest classical movie in the United States.
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Posted by SubTomato
on 2007-11-05 06:33:50
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