levitation scene and the whole point of this film
As Orson yanks the sheet off of Oja's levitating grandfather, you can see the wire framing that holds the shape of the body under the sheet. The wire blends in with the foliage behind it (I assume this is the "trick"), but for an instant the black wire is clearly seen against the white sheet. Here's the question- Did Welles intentionally keep this shot in the film? If I caught it even in the clip shown during the Bogdanovich introduction, surely he must have seen it during editing. With such careful craftmanship, I feel this must have been seen and purposely left in as one more statement about the "truth" behind what looks real. Someone help me articulate what I'm trying to say. Thanks to all you Orson Welles fans out there.
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