Orson Welles: The Studio Years and Beyond, a four-day cinematic celebration in Hollywood with rare footage, will coincide with the 102nd birthday of the late filmmaker.
Five completed films and two evenings featuring footage from Welles’ unfinished projects will be screened at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre on 6712 Hollywood Boulevard from May 4 to May 7.
Preservationist Stefan Dröessler, director of the Munich Film Museum, is the featured guest on May 4 and 6.
The American Cinematheque Welles series was compiled by Dröessler, Gwen Deglise and Grant Moninger.
The schedule for Orson Welles: The Studio Years and Beyond, includes:
- Thursday, May 4: Orson Welles Solo and The Trial. Virtually unseen footage of dramatic readings by Orson Welles begins this tribute to the legendary director-star hosted by Dröessler. It will followed by a new DCP restoration of Welles’ 1962 adaptation of The Trial starring Anthony Perkins.
- Friday, May 5: A double bill of Wellesian film noir, Touch of Evil (1958) and The Lady From Shanghai (1947).
- Saturday, May 6: Orson Welles, Shylock and King Lear hosted by Dröessler features the 2015 reconstruction of The Merchant of Venice. It will followed by a second 100-minute program with Dröessler, Orson Welles Rarities, which includes The Deep trailer, the amusing London sketches and screen tests for The Dreamers.
- Sunday, May 7: Citizen Kane (1941), Welles’ landmark Hollywood debut; and F For Fake (1973), one of his final completed projects, close out Orson Welles: The Studio Years and Beyond.
For tickets and additional information, visit americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/orson-welles-the-studio-years-and-beyond
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