Hunt goes on for lost ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ cut
Initially, the plan was to premiere “The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons” on TCM this summer to coincide with the film’s 80th anniversary.
Exclusive: ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ reconstruction work-in-progress video
Brian Rose was kind enough to not only share some of his work on “The Magnificent Ambersons” with Wellesnet, but to field a few questions about his reconstruction.
‘Magnificent Ambersons’ previews: Reading the comment cards 80 years later
In March 1942 — with Orson Welles busy on “It’s All True” in Rio de Janeiro — RKO Radio Pictures conducted previews for his sophomore movie, “The Magnificent Ambersons.”
‘Ambersons’ hunters back from Brazil; plan return trip
“The Lost Print” team returned today from Brazil, but plans to head back to South America in early 2022 to resume the quest for the lost, longer cut of “The Magnificent Ambersons.”
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In a nearly minute-long video shot at Cinelandia in Rio de Janiero, director Joshua Grossberg introduced a member of “The Lost Print” research team and discussed an upcoming interview.
‘Ambersons’ hunt adds crew; team heads to Brazil
The team departs on Wednesday, October 13, for Brazil for what is expected to be a four-to-six week hunt and filming. The documentary, “The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons,” is slated to air on Turner Classic Movies in July.
Alec Baldwin, William Friedkin join hunt for lost ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ print
Alec Baldwin and William Friedkin will serve as an executive producer and advisor, respectively on “The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons.”
TCM funding September hunt for lost ‘Ambersons’ in Brazil
Two groupings of “Ambersons” reels (14 and 10), as well as 10 reels of “Journey Into Fear,” were shipped to Welles in Brazil so he could edit the film. Filmmaker Josh Grossberg hopes the footage, if it has survived the past 80 years, is in the hands of private collectors.
Video: ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ stained glass windows preserved
The Culver City Historical Society discovered some of the elaborate stained glass windows from “The Magnificent Ambersons” mansion set.
‘Magnificent Ambersons’ reconstruction to use animation for lost scenes
An ambitious plan to reconstruct the 132-minute preview version of Orson Welles’ “The Magnificent Ambersons” using animation to replace the cut scenes is underway.
Pandemic delays Brazilian search for lost ‘Magnificent Ambersons’
By RAY KELLY If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, Josh Grossberg would be in Rio de Janeiro right now — hunting for Orson Welles’ fabled cut of The Magnificent Ambersons. A journalist and filmmaker, Grossberg has been tracking down leads since first traveling to Brazil in December 1994 in search of the 131-minute version that […]
Hunt for ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ footage continues
The French newspaper Le Monde has published an update on the hunt for Orson Welles’ fabled original cut of The Magnificent Ambersons. Le Monde interviewed Josh Grossberg, who began his quest for the lost Ambersons footage when he was a 21-year-old film student at Northwestern University in Chicago in 1995 — and not given up. […]