The Cinema of Orson Welles


Read by Ben Tucker

(4.2 stars; 5 reviews)

Acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) was, early in his career, a film critic. It was during this time that he wrote this short tome on the great Orson Welles for the Museum of Modern Art. Bogdanovich gives us an overview of why Welles is worthy of appraisal as well as providing a film-by-film deeper dive into Welles' oeuvre. - Summary by Ben Tucker (0 hr 55 min)

Chapters

Introduction 5:59 Read by Ben Tucker
Citizen Kane 7:28 Read by Ben Tucker
The Magnificent Ambersons 3:39 Read by Ben Tucker
Journey into Fear 2:01 Read by Ben Tucker
The Stranger 1:56 Read by Ben Tucker
The Lady from Shanghai 5:13 Read by Ben Tucker
Macbeth 4:40 Read by Ben Tucker
Othello 4:37 Read by Ben Tucker
Confidential Report 4:33 Read by Ben Tucker
Touch of Evil 7:51 Read by Ben Tucker
The Film Projects and the Film Roles of Orson Welles 7:14 Read by Ben Tucker

Reviews

Could there have been a better title?


(5 stars)

Evocative. Poignant. Succinct. Excellent.