ME AND ORSON WELLES is set in the exciting world of the New York Theatre. Teenage student Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) lucks his way into a minor role in the legendary 1937 Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, directed by a youthful Orson Welles (strikingly portrayed by newcomer Christian McKay). Over the course of a .. Read more
| Starring | Ben Chaplin, Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan |
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| Director | Richard Linklater |
| Genres | Drama |
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ME AND ORSON WELLES is set in the exciting world of the New York Theatre. Teenage student Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) lucks his way into a minor role in the legendary 1937 Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, directed by a youthful Orson Welles (strikingly portrayed by newcomer Christian McKay). Over the course of a magical week, Richard makes his Broadway debut, finds romance with an ambitious older woman, and experiences the dark side of genius after daring to cross the imperious, brilliant Welles. Richard has to grow up FAST....
| Starring | Ben Chaplin, Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan, Eddie Marsan, Christian McKay, Kelly Reilly |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Linklater |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 19 Apr 2010 |
Zac Efron leaves his High School Musical days behind him by joining Claire Danes and Ben Chaplin in Richard Linklater's drama about Orson Welles. read more »
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Great performance from Christian McKay
First off, I am a huge fan of Linklater’s work so any review I do about his work has to be read in that context. So I’m going to start by saying that ... read more »
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Not worth watching
There was sadly no depth to any of the characters. What could have been charming was instead painfully drawn out.
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Welles, Welles, Welles...
An interesting film about how Orson Welles operated. He seems to be a complicated and not entirely nice chap (to say the least!) I like this period of American ... read more »
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Wish I had known Wells .. maybe not..
Splendid. A great romp into the real/unreal world of drama production. Wells is wonderfully captured, directing as he acts, acting with power and low cruelty, ... read more »
The daughter of late American film legend Orson Welles is protesting the star-studded Hollywood drama Me And Orson Welles - insisting the negative portrayal of her father as a womaniser in the film is "laughable". Welles' oldest daughter, Chris Welles Feder, attended the New York premiere of the Richard Linklater movie earlier this month (Nov09), and she's outraged her father has been painted as a dictatorial director and womaniser who cheated on her pregnant mother. She tells the New York... Read more
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