Locarno Film Festival Welles Retrospective

[Wilson]

Since this has all been published on the festival's web site, I'll post it here as well. Running from August 3-13, the Locarno Film Festival will be hosting a retrospective covering Welles' entire career, with screenings of pretty much everything Welles made, lectures covering a wide range of topics, and screenings of films starring and about Welles. The lectures cover:

11:15 Workshop "Radio"
Lecture by Jeff Wilson with clips from radio from 1936-1951, plus the CITIZEN KANE TRAILER and excerpts from newsreels and ORSON WELLES' SKETCH BOOK
11:15 Workshop "Ambersons"
Lectures by Roger Ryan and Joseph McBride introducing an attempt to reconstruct the original version of THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS
11:15 Workshop "It's All True"
Lecture by Catherine Benamou introducing IT'S ALL TRUE and showing never-before-seen material from the rushes
11:15 Workshop "Don Quixote"
Lecture by Esteve Riambau on DON QUIXOTE, introductions by Ciro Giorgini and Stefan Droessler in clips from work prints, talk with Roberto Perpignani
11:15 Workshop "Mr. Arkadin"
Lectures by Esteve Riambau, Ciro Giorgini and Francois Thomas plus an introduction by Claude Bertemes in a new version of MR. ARKADIN
11:15 Workshop "The Deep"
Lectures by Daniel Rafaelic and Stefan Droessler introducing the rough cut of THE DEEP and talk with the script supervisor Ljuba Gamulin
11:15 Workshop "Moby Dick"
Lectures by Aleksandra Jovicevic, Francois Thomas and Joseph McBride illustrated with clips dealing with MOBY DICK on radio, stage and film
11:15 "The Other Side of the Wind"
Lectures by Jonathan Rosenbaum and Joseph McBride introducing scenes from THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND plus talk with Gary Graver and Oja Kodar
11:15 Workshop "Isak Dinesen"
Lecture by Daniel Kothenschulte and introductions by Jean-Pierre Berthomé in THE IMMORTAL STORY and by Peter Tonguette in THE DREAMERS
11:15 Workshop "The Magic Show"
Lectures by Bart Whaley and Abb Dickson about THE MAGIC SHOW and talk with Christopher Welles about THE MERCURY WONDER SHOW


Films for Television and Shorts:

15:15 Films for Television & Shorts
"DUBLIN & LONDON"
Orson Welles in Hilton Edward's RETURN TO GLENNASCAUL (1951) and his own films about London from the 50s and 60s
15:15 Films for Television & Shorts
"BULLFIGHT & POLITICS"
Episodes from and a documentary about the TV series AROUND THE WORLD WITH ORSON WELLES (1955)
15:15 Films for Television & Shorts
"TRAVELS & ENCOUNTERS"
TV films about Paris, the Basques and the Italians plus Welles' last film THE SPIRIT OF CHARLES LINDBERGH (1984)
15:15 Films for Television & Shorts
"SHAKESPEARE & MAGIC"
Films and clips from 1955-1976 showing Welles as Shylock in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE and in TV shows as magician
15:15 Films for Television & Shorts
"KING LEAR"
Different documents showing Orson Welles in versions of his favorite Shakespeare play KING LEAR
15:15 Films for Television & Shorts
IN THE LAND OF DON QUIXOTE TV
series from 1961 with newly reconstructed soundtrack Introduction by Roberto Perpignani and Ciro Giorgini
15:15 Films for Television & Shorts
"EARLY YEARS & OLD AGE"
A never before seen talk of Orson Welles with his teacher Roger Hill and Ring Lardner's THE GOLDEN HONEYMOON
15:15 Films for Television & Shorts
"SHOWBUSINESS"
The never published pilot of THE ORSON WELLES SHOW (1978) and a selection of commercials with Orson Welles
15:15 Films for Television & Shorts
"FILMING OTHELLO"
Orson Welles talks to the audience on a stage in Dublin and discusses with his friends his own film adatation
OTHELLO
15:15 Films for Television & Shorts
"FILMING THE TRIAL"
Memories on earlier works and a long discussion with an audience in Los Angeles about the making of THE TRIAL

Films About Welles:

THE NIGHT THAT PANICKED AMERICA,
1975, Joseph Sargent
CITIZEN OF AMERICA
2005, Robert Fischer

THE MAGNIFICENT ORSON WELLES
2002, Jeff Meyers
ORSON WELLES SELLS HIS SOUL
1999, Jay Bushman

SHADOWING THE THIRD MAN
2005, Frederick Baker

A LINGUAGEM DE WELLES
1991, Rogerio Sganzerla
O SIGNO DO CAOS
2003, Rogerio Sganzerla

THE OTHER SIDE OF WELLES
2005, Daniel Rafaelic / Leon Rizmaul
Talk with the filmmakers

ORSON WELLES
1968, Reichenbach/Rossif
ORSON WELLES A LA CINEMATHEQUE FRANCAISE, 1982,
Boutang/Séligmann

ORSON WELLES EN EL PAIS DI DON QUIJOTE,
2000, Carlos Rodriguez
Talk with the author Esteve Riambau

BRUNNEN - THE WELL
2005, Kristian Petri
Talk with the filmmaker Kristian Petri

ROSABELLA
1993, Giagni/Giorgini
ORSON WELLES UNCUT
2005, Francoise Levie

L'HOMME QUI A VU L'HOMME QUI A VU L'OURS
1989, André S. Labarthe

[Bantock]

That's an amazing lineup; I wish I could go. But wasn't the Locarno festival originally going to be showing the new "Chimes at Midnight" restoration as well? I wonder what happened to that?

[Wilson]

Restoration aside, all of Welles' finished films are on the screening schedule. Below is the link to the festival press release page (the release is in pdf format) which has the Welles info beginning on page 43, where one can view the schedule in full. I left the Welles-directed films and acting only films off the list above.

Locarno Press Release page

[Gordon]

Looks like 'Once in a Lifetime'

I'd be interested in more information.
Is there a consise place that lists costs, etc.

[Wilson]

The intro to the Welles material in the press release mentions that this sort of retrospective is aimed at being held every three years (which they have done so far), so this hopefully won't be the last time it happens. As for getting there and so on, the festival web site mentions some of that information.

[TheMcGuffin]

I was wondering if it would be possible, if anyone is going to go, for there to be audio recordings of the different workshops and then them being put up for download as podcasts? I have no idea who to ask about this but thought throwing it out there would be a great start.

Rob

[Christopher]

TheMuGuffin, the person to ask would be Stefan Drossler, the Director of the Munich Filmmuseum, who is running the Orson Welles retrospective at the Locarno festival. It is quite possible that Stefan has already made plans to tape the workshops, which would be a very good idea. Thank you for your suggestion, and I will pass it along.

[Wilson]

I don't have a problem with posting my own lecture, but anyone else would probably have to give permission, which might involve getting signed releases or similar for everyone's safety, and that could be a hassle. Also, lectures with extensive video material might not make a whole lot of sense without them, but I could be wrong.

[Roger Ryan]

I've prepared a structural analysis of "Ambersons" which may or may not be part of my presentation. I will be happy to post it here after the event if desired.

[Vidamonte]

Hi Jeff,

I noticed that you are lecturing at Locarno and I try to get there for couple of days, too ,if I can arrange it.

Do you have more specific schedule of these workshops? Dates and starting times?I contacted festival office, but they haven’t answered.

Or does the DAILY mean that workshops go on everyday? Does the 11:15 mean the start time?

I might be able to be there only couple of days, so I’d like to know especially when “THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND-workshop” is.

Best Regards

Kari Elovuori “Vidamonte”

[jaime marzol]

i get up off my seat like kane did at the opera, and applaud the show furiously. sounds like paradise.

[Wilson]

Sorry Vidamonte, it was a bit unclear, what I posted. 11:15 is the start time each morning for the panels, and there is one each day beginning 4 August. If you have a PDF reader on your computer, check out the festival site linked above and view the press release, as it has a complete time table of all the Welles screenings/lectures. The lists I posted above are in their running order at the festival, beginning 4 August, as I said. So the first day, with my radio lecture, also has the Dublin and London TV/short films block. The OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND lecture is towards the end, the 10th maybe?

[etimh]

Wilson and anyone else going to Switzerland (!):

If Stefan Drossler, or others involved in the organization of the event, have NOT made plans to videotape the lectures, someone who is going should just set up a videocam on a tripod and get these sessions taped. Personally, I'd be willing to shell out some cash for a copy.

And, after the event, if anyone has any information on video documentation--either through the organizers or a bootleg recording--please post it.

Tim

[tony williams]

Please add me to the list of those wanting a video copy of this fascinating event. I can not travel to Locarno due to various committments but am pleased to see the presence of Jeff Wilson, Roger Ryan from our site among those very distinguished representatives.

[Christopher]

Vidamonte, According to the last schedule I received, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND workshop is scheduled for Thursday, August 11, beginning at 11:15 a.m. However, the schedule may have changed so it is a good idea to check the Festival web site closer to the time.