The upcoming Harvard Film archive’s mini retrospective of Orson Welles films has generated several interesting articles in the local Boston-Cambridge press; below are links for them.
Unfortunately, Ed Symkus, writing in The Walpole Times mars his story with the following absurd paragraph:
Although Welles is one of the most recognized and admired names in cinema history, the truth is that he was a failed filmmaker, a director who, after a tremendous success with his first film, “Citizen Kane,” quickly spiraled downward in the eyes of studio heads who didn’t trust him with their money. Though he made a few other brilliant films, he mostly had to eke by on small projects with tiny budgets, eventually paying the rent by serving as a huckster for wine on TV.
Now, if the real truth is to be told, Welles was anything BUT a failed filmmaker! Hopefully Mr. Symkus will be able to attend Stefan Droessler’s programs on The Unknown Orson Welles, where he might find himself pleasantly enlightened.
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ORSON WELLES – THE UNKNOWN: November 29 to Dec 1
http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008novdec/welles.html
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BOSTON PHOENIX
http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Movies/72570-Alls-well-that-is-Welles/
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THE WEEKLY DIG
http://www.weeklydig.com/arts-entertainment/movies/200811/orson-welles
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THE WALPOLE TIMES
http://www.wickedlocal.com/walpole/fun/x1772961966/Alls-Welles
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