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Rate Orson Welles' Films

posted 17 years ago by miran_kor
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As director, and only his finished features, of course...

Please rate the films you've seen (out of 10, or 4-stars system, or 'from best to worst'), post/add your comments, recommendations, etc. ANY feedback very welcome and much appreciated. Thanks for your participation.

My humble 'impressions' (rates) are added.

Filmography (features only):

Vérités et mensonges (F for Fake, 1974, doc) 9/10
Histoire immortelle (The Immortal Story, 1968, TV)* 7/10
Campanadas a medianoche (Chimes at Midnight, 1965) 9/10
Le procès (The Trial, 1962) 9/10
Touch of Evil (1958) 9/10
Mr. Arkadin (1955) 9/10
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) 10/10
Macbeth (1948) 8/10
The Lady from Shanghai (1947) 10/10
The Stranger (1946) 7.5/10
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) 10/10
Citizen Kane (1941) 10/10

P.S. - This is actually a repost from FG board (deleted long ago), and I apologize to all who already participated there. It would be really nice, if you could repeat the excercise here, in humble hope that this thread will be 'alive' a little longer. Thank you for your understanding.

* - borderline, different sources different opinions (LOL), for some just a 'short' (medium length actually).

EDIT! May 2013 - finished this filmography. YAY!

vivaLuis

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[–] suckerdwsp316 17 years ago

Touch of Evil (1958)/ C+
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) / A-
Citizen Kane (1941) / A+

I've only seen those three...

[–] Anasazie 17 years ago

Only missing F for Fake and not a huge fan of Welles. I think he's films are original and mostly interesting, but largely bombastic, unsubtle and often strangely behind there time in everyway bar visually. Even then i'm not a big fan of his visual style either, i find it over-bearing and grating mostly. It's a shame he didn't do too much more after The Immortal Story, seems like he has developing some restraint in that (his best) film.

1. The Immortal Story (1968) 8/10
2. Citizen Kane (1941) 8/10
3. Campanadas a medianoche (1965) 7.5/10
5. Touch of Evil (1958) 7/10
6. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) 7/10
7. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) 6.5/10 (really hard to judge as it's so obviously supposed to be at least twice the length. Could've been his greatest!)
8. Macbeth (1948) 6/10
9. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) 6/10
10. Filming 'Othello' (1978) 5.5/10
11. Le Procès (1962) 5/10
12. The Stranger (1946) 4/10
13. Mr. Arkadin (1955) 2/10

"You must have chaos within you to give birth to a shining star"

[–] miran_kor 17 years ago

Thank you very much for your rates and additional comments, once again. Much appreciated, as always.

Interesting thoughts about his style and your dislike of it.

"It's a shame he didn't do too much more after The Immortal Story, seems like he has developing some restraint in that (his best) film."

That's the most interesting part. Haven't seen it, but I'm not surprised it was 'restrained' since it's a TV movie (planned to be a part of 4 'connected' ones, all based on Dinesen, right?) with quite a different approach (I assume).
Cheers for all your feedback!

vivaLuis

http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000007/thread/65804534

[–] Anasazie 17 years ago

Yes, a very different approach. Much more stripped down, minimal, more European. Made me interested in checking out F for Fake.

Just added another as i remembered i've seen "Filming Othello" too.

"You must have chaos within you to give birth to a shining star"

[–] mangoloid 17 years ago

"Yes, a very different approach. Much more stripped down, minimal, more European. Made me interested in checking out F for Fake."

F for Fake is definitely not like that. Neither stripped down nor minimal... but perhaps European.

Apparently The Merchant of Venice is supposed to be more like The Immortal Story. The style comes, I believe, as both were originally made for TV (neither were shown, however).

And I just wanted to add that you have one weeeird view of cinema if you honestly believe what you say. I think I'll look around for some of your elaborations on your views, as they are perplexing.

I proclaim ignorance in everything I say.

[–] Anasazie 17 years ago

And I just wanted to add that you have one weeeird view of cinema if you honestly believe what you say. I think I'll look around for some of your elaborations on your views, as they are perplexing.

In order to gain some elaboration from me, why don't you ask some questions and elaborate yourself on why i have a weeeird view of cinema?

I get this a lot from people when i pick holes in some of those generic "greatest directors of all time" that everyone seems to adore. Fellini, Bergman, Welles....i've even had it for voicing a little dislike for most of Howard Hawks' work.

"You must have chaos within you to give birth to a shining star"

[–] roypower 16 years ago

1. The Trial - 10/10
2. Citizen Kane - 9/10
3. Touch of Evil - 9/10
4. The Stranger - 8/10
5. The Lady From Shanghai - 8/10
6. F For Fake - 7.5/10
7. The Magnificent Ambersons - 7/10
8. Chimes at Midnight - 6/10
9. The Immortal Story - 5/10

I'll be watching the other three very soon.

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[–] FaceDog-alert 15 years ago

Chimes at Midnight - 9/10
F for Fake - 9/10
Citizen Kane - 9/10
The Trial - 9/10
Othello - 9/10
The Magnificent Ambersons - 8/10
Touch of Evil - 8/10
Macbeth - 8/10
The Lady from Shanghai 8/10
Mr. Arkadin - 7/10
The Stranger - 7/10

I play a big toy who attacks a bunch of smaller toys.
- Orson Welles on Transformers

[–] eduardoyoung21 15 years ago

Citizen Kane 10/10
Touch of Evil 9/10
The Trial 9/10
Chimes at Midnight 9/10
Magnificent Ambersons 8/10
Mr. Arkadin 7/10
Lady from Shanghai 7/10
Othello 7/10
F for Fake 7/10

[–] UnoMasseisi 14 years ago

Vérités et mensonges (F for Fake, 1974) 8/10
The Immortal Story (1968) N/S
Campanadas a medianoche (Chimes at Midnight, 1965) 9/10
Le Procès (The Trial, 1962) 9/10
Touch of Evil (1958) 10/10
Mr. Arkadin (1955) 8/10
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) 10/10
Macbeth (1948) 8/10
The Lady from Shanghai (1947) 8/10
The Stranger (1946) 7/10
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) 10/10
Citizen Kane (1941) 10/10

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[–] mohammedali234 14 years ago

1-Citizen Kane 8/10
2-Touch of Evil 7/10
3-The Magnificent Ambersons 6/10
4-The Stranger 4/10
5-The Lady from Shanghai 3/10
6-The Trial 3/10

[–] allisonalmodovar 13 years ago

Ranked list
also available here: http://mubi.com/lists/8814

Tier One
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)

Tier Two
The Stranger (1946)
Le procès/The Trial (1962)
Mr. Arkadin (1955)

Tier Three
Journey Into Fear (1943)
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Touch of Evil (1958)

Tier Four
Campanadas a medianoche/Falstaff/Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Vérités et mensonges/“F” For Fake (1973) – I really should give this film another chance someday. I watched it when I was young, and just getting into film.

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