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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Other titles in the Cappella Books series:Despite the System: Orson Welles Versus the Hollywood Studios (Cappella Books)by Clinton Heylin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Revealing the facts rather than the myths behind Orson Welles's Hollywood career, this groundbreaking history fills in the gaps behind the drama of one of the most well-known American filmmakers. Exploring why Welles's films, as released, never matched his youthful masterpiece Citizen Kane, this historical investigation delves into the enemies that hounded him, his unwaning faith in his audience, and the brilliance of his films — before they were butchered by the studios. Based on shooting scripts, schedules, internal memos, interviews, articles, lectures, and personal correspondence, this work creates a concrete picture of his struggles and successes. This heartbreaking tale brings to life the intelligent, perceptive, and passionate man who, for all his failings as a person, was utterly uncompromising in his art. Review:"Using shooting scripts, shooting schedules, internal studio memos, private correspondence to and from Welles, and the director's interviews and public lectures, Heylin re-evaluates the circumstances under which Welles produced the six movies he made for Hollywood studios, from 1941's Citizen Kane through 1958's Touch of Evil. The depth of Heylin's research on Welles's consistent workaholic approach to his art, especially his examination of a 58-page memo Welles wrote to Universal after it dismantled Touch of Evil, aids Heylin in arguing against the claim put forth in other Welles bios that his work declined after Citizen Kane due to his own egotism and excess. Heylin's is the most well-researched and evenhanded refutation of this line of thought published to date, and shows in detail how Welles 'was undone by real people, with real motives' — most notably Columbia studio head Harry Cohn, who cut The Lady from Shanghai from 155 to 86 minutes. Heylin (Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry; Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Revisited; etc.) persuasively argues that Welles did indeed make masterpieces after Citizen Kane, but that audiences never got to see them because of continual intervention from Hollywood studio bosses who 'had no idea what [Welles] was doing, and why he was taking so long to do it.' 12 b&w photos." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Book News Annotation:The largely unfulfilled promise of Orson Welles's cinematic career
was not a result of his "inner demons," argues this work, but the
inevitable result of a Hollywood system that could not abide by
Welles's approach to filmmaking. Basing his work on shooting scripts,
interviews with key players, Welles's correspondence, internal memos,
and other materials, the author reconstructs the process by which
Welles's films within the studio system were often transformed into
works at odds with the original visions had by Welles. Distributed in
the US by the Independent Publishers Group.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:The largely unfulfilled promise of Orson Welles's cinematic career
was not a result of his "inner demons," argues this work, but the
inevitable result of a Hollywood system that could not abide by
Welles's approach to filmmaking. Basing his work on shooting scripts,
interviews with key players, Welles's correspondence, internal memos,
and other materials, the author reconstructs the process by which
Welles's films within the studio system were often transformed into
works at odds with the original visions had by Welles. Distributed in
the US by the Independent Publishers Group.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review:"A fascinating encapsulation of one great example of the perdurable struggle between art and commerce." Booklist Review:"While Heylin's prose is only workmanlike, with an occasional lapse in grammar, we aren't looking for Lionel Trilling here. We're looking at the most meticulous champion Orson Welles has ever had." Budd Schulberg, The New York Times Book Review Review:"The author is so passionate about what he considers the injustices done to Welles that he allows himself numerous asides in which to vent his spleen. The result is just another in a long string of books on the great director — no doubt there will be more." Library Journal Review:"A definite page-turner...[that] should be on the shelf of any fan of Welles or American cinema." Razor Magazine Synopsis:The heartbreaking details and personal history of one of the most well-known American filmmakers. About the AuthorClinton Heylin What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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