Working with Orson Welles

Working with Orson Welles
by Gary Graver

Working with Orson Welles
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Actor: Cameron Mitchell, Oja Kodar, Peter Jason, Stacy Keach, Susan Strasberg
Director: Gary Graver
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-08-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment

DVD Reviews of Working with Orson Welles

DVD Review: Riding the coat tails
Summary: 2 Stars

I never thought I'd have to force myself to sit through a documentary about Orson Welles, but in this case, I did. It's more a documentary about Graver himself than Welles, and not a very interesting one, at that. It's hard to believe that Graver, a camera man, worked with Welles for 15 years, so amateurly done is this program.

There are some screen test shots of Welles from "F for Fake," which would be fascinating if only Graver didn't talk all over them. But that sets the tone for the whole documentary: Graver talking over Welles, and stretching his association with him far beyond any purpose other than to toot his own horn. Included, for no good reason, are the first short film Graver ever made, a preview for Oda Kounar's "Jaded," and various other clips and anecdotes that have nothing whatsoever to do with Welles.

Peter Bogdanovich lends a small bit of credibilty with his comments. He's probably the only person (other than Stacy Keach) you will recognize. Peter Jason needed to dial it down a bit; he was a little too enthusiastic.

I did enjoy one thing: a short clip of Orson from "The Tonight Show," performing magic tricks (with Graver included---naturally---as the supposedly random audience member), which was charming.

As another reviewer mentioned, this one is really for Welles fanatics only. I enjoyed seeing Orson in ways I hadn't before; when I got to see him at all, that is.

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