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 prOn the Masters of Cinema Series
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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 |
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| 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. |
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