Introduction _________________________________ Although In the Land of Don Quixote is essentially a travelogue about Spain, it’s done by a film artist, and as such, it is possibly one of the most poetic documentaries I’ve yet to see on any country. Seeing it today, years later, it still seems quite unique. Unfortunately, like most of Welles […]
Having visited Spain twice in the last two years and had the most wonderful time there, my comments here may be considered a bit biased, because I imagine if you haven’t actually been to Spain, you probably will not be quite so excited about Orson Welles wonderful documentary, In the Land of Don Quixote. The […]
The Criterion Collection, purveyors of high class DVDs, today announced that they were entering the Blu-ray field with a spate of fall releases, one of which is Carol Reed’s classic The Third Man, featuring Welles in one of his most iconic roles as Harry Lime. This was announced via their newsletter, and it doesn’t appear […]
Producer Greg Boozell has sent along this link for Wellesnet viewers to preview a very informative interview with Jonathan Rosenbaum condcted by Mara Tapp, which concentrates on four of Orson Welles lesser viewed films: MR. ARKADIN, DON QUIXOTE, FALSTAFF and F FOR FAKE. It also goes into some detail about Welles pioneering work with Afro-Americans and Afro-Brazilians, which really seems to be the smoking […]
I’ve just returned from a fabulous�two week vacation in Spain, which�by sheer accident has turned out to be a�wonderful�source of Welles information – �inparticular on Chimes At Midnight, which was�Welles own favorite movie, as well as mine. Chimes�of course, was shot in Spain, which was�Welles� favorite country in Europe, as can be seen in this […]
Interested vistors to Wellesnet may wish to take an informative survey about how best to help save the fragile footage of Orson Welles Don Quixote. Thanks to Wellesnet member R Kadin for setting up the survey, and before taking the survey, I recommend reading Audrey Stainton’s Sight & Sound article posted below, for important background […]
Given the very lively discussion about the various possibities of completing Don Quixote that is ongoing on the forum, here – as requested – is the complete text of Audrey Stainton’s excellent article on the filming of Don Quixote and it’s subsequent editing, that appeared in Sight and Sound in 1988.
Since the first public glimpse of Orson Welles Don Quixote was presented thirty years ago this month at the Cannes film festival�less than a year after Welles had died�I thought it would be interesting to present some background material on that very first public showing. The Don Quixote footage shown at Cannes was apparently entrusted […]
An essay on the making of Orson Welles “The Other Side of the Wind” can be found on the Legacy portion of Wellesnet. Please visit the “Don Quixote” page here.