English Romantic Movie Me and Orson Welles 2009
Cast And Crew
Starring; Garrick Hagon, Saskia Reeves, Patrick Kennedy (iv),
Michael Brandon, Zoe Kazan, James Tupper,
Aidan Mcardle, Imogen Poots, Leo Bill, Eddie Marsan
Director: Richard Linklater
Producers: Sara Greene, Jessica Parker, Vincent Palmo Jr,
Holly Gent Palmo, Richard Linklater, Marc Samuelson,
Anne Carli, Steve Norris, John Sloss, Steve Christian
Screenwriters: Robert Kaplow, Vincent Palmo Jr, Holly Gent Palmo
Cinematographer: Dick Pope
Composer: Michael J. Mcevoy
Editor: Sandra Adair
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual references and smoking.
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing,
Genre: Drama
Release Date: November 25, 2009
Me and Orson Welles Movie Synopsis :
Set in 1937, the story centers on a high school student (Efron) who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles. The man lands a bit part in "Julius Caesar," the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love.Watch online Movie Trailer free Me and Orson Welles English Hollywood film.The film Directed by Richard Linklater.
The screenplay by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. is based on the novel by Robert Kaplow, a coming-of-age story set in the heady world of New York theatre. Efron plays a teenage student who lucks his way into a minor role in the 1937 Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar," directed by 22-year-old genius Orson Welles. In the words of Kaplow's protagonist: "This is the story of one week in my life. I was seventeen. It was the week I slept in Orson Welles's pajamas. It was the week I fell in love. It was the week I fell out of love."Me and Orson Welles English Film Review :
At the heart of Me and Orson Welles is an uncanny impersonation of the young Orson Welles by English actor Christian McKay. He does resemble the "boy genius" a bit, but more crucially his voice is perfect. He's nailed every vocal nuance that contributed to Welles' acting performances and larger-than-life personality. McKay has previously done a one-man show as Welles and, in a way, this movie is a continuation of that show.
Not that the always surprising Richard Linklater doesn't surround McKay's Orson with a memorable cast that plays real and imaginary characters who were a part of Welles’ Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar in 1937. All spark to life quite nicely. Yet you get the feeling that if Orson were to vanish, their life lights would dim precipitously.
There is an audience for this film. Fans of two indie mavericks, Linklater and Welles, for one. The film is a must for lovers and students of the theatre. Ditto that for admirers of terrific acting. But this all adds up to an art-house audience.
The film, written by Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo, derives from Robert Kaplow's carefully researched historical novel about the legendary 1937 New York stage production. Shakespeare's play was pared down to 90 minutes and performed on a bare stage, covered with platforms at various heights, with the actors all wearing Fascist uniforms. It was a critical triumph.
Kaplow and now Linklater's story imagines that a high -chool student, Richard Samuels (Zac Efron), who loves theatre and music, wanders by the restored 41st Street theatre and is hired by an impetuous Welles for a minor though key role.
Through Richard's eyes, we watch the show take shape in its last week, moving from near-catastrophe to artistic victory while its director and star (Welles played Brutus) throws off brilliant though often contradictory ideas, sneaks off to trysts with willing actresses and assistants, continues the radio show that pays the bills and never apologizes for his raging ego.
Richard becomes romantically involved with Welles' ambitious assistant Sonja (Claire Danes), rubs shoulders with the likes of Mercury co-founder John Houseman (Eddie Marsan), future movie star Joseph Cotten (James Tuper) and Mercury star George Coulouris (Ben Chaplin) and sees how art involves a certain amount of artifice. Or B.S., as Sonja puts it.
The film gets off to a halting start with too many talky scenes setting things up. The movie hits its stride as the Richard-Sonja romance heats up and Welles buckles down to business. Efron holds his own against Welles/McKay, which is no easy task. He seems a bit mature for a high-school student, though. He's more a college sophomore.
Danes plays a potentially off-putting role with charm and verve. Other standouts include Kelly Reilly as the show's female star Muriel Brassler and Al Weaver as designer Sam Leve, whose original stage design for Julius Caesar was copied by the filmmakers to insure authenticity.
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