Orson Welles by Paolo Mereghetti

Orson Welles by Paolo Mereghetti

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Orson Welles (USA, 1915-1985) was a complete auteur, a brilliant director and scriptwriter, a prodigious actor of memorable physique and a figure of legend. He began his directing career in 1940, at the age of twenty-five, with Citizen Kane, an undisputed, ground-breaking masterpiece of cinema history. Welles’ stature as a baroque, impetuous and pr

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Orson Welles by Paolo Mereghetti

Orson Welles (USA, 1915-1985) was a complete auteur, a brilliant director and scriptwriter, a prodigious actor of memorable physique and a figure of legend. He began his directing career in 1940, at the age of twenty-five, with Citizen Kane, an undisputed, ground-breaking masterpiece of cinema history. Welles stature as a baroque, impetuous and pr

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Paolo Mreghetti is a journalist and critic, notably for Corriere della Sera. He is the author of a well-known Italian dictionary of Cinema [Il Mergehetti], and has also contributed to the Venice Film Festival.
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ISBN 13 9782866427016
ISBN 10 2866427017
Title Orson Welles
Author Paolo Mereghetti
Series Masters Of Cinema
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cahiers du Cinema
Year published 2011-05-13
Number of pages 104
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.