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Me and Orson Welles [DVD]

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Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) is a 17-year old kid from New Jersey. He’s bored of school and dreams of making it big in the dazzling world of the New York theatre. His dreams are realised when he meets a youthful Orson Welles (Christian McKay) and lucks a place in his legendary production of Julius Caesar. Over the course of a magical week, Richard makes his Broadway debut, finds romance, and experiences the dark side of genius after daring to cross the brilliant Welles. Richard has to grow up fast...

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.77:1
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5052433100012
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ DVD, PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 53 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ March 7, 2011
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Icon Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003Q983YW
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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It's Welles' World and Everyone Else Just Exists in It Thanks to McKay's Masterful Turn
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It's Welles' World and Everyone Else Just Exists in It Thanks to McKay's Masterful Turn
I wish this small-scale 2009 indie focused far more on the most charismatic person in the cast. Foreboding with a glaring certainty and a penchant for spewing venom at anyone he deems unworthy of his attention, Christian McKay makes the young Orson Welles come alive as the intimidating megalomaniac he had to have been to create a masterpiece like Citizen Kane. In 1937, he was only 22 when he mounted a contemporary version of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" with his legendary troupe, the Mercury Theater, which showcased his prodigious theatrical genius, and his idiosyncratic blend of swagger and insight transcended the backstage chaos that would yield a stage triumph. Welles was the type of man who would shower his cast with hyperbolic praise and then just as suddenly, crush them with harsh criticism.However, director Richard Linklater (Dazed & Confused), usually not a specialist in period pieces, chooses to focus on the fictional character of 17-year-old Richard Samuels to carry the plot as he witnesses Welles' genius firsthand as a protégé-turned-actor. Filmmaker Cameron Crowe tried the same perspective shift in 2000's Almost Famous, but the device doesn't work as well this time. It's not that teen heartthrob Zac Efron is bad in the role. In fact, he brings an enthusiastic sincerity to his comparatively shallow role, but the dominance of McKay's towering performance provides an imbalance that is difficult to ignore. Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo's screenplay focuses on Richard's brush with greatness during the process of making art, and cineastes will enjoy the likes of Joseph Cotten, John Houseman and George Colouris portrayed with relish and surprising accuracy by James Tupper, Eddie Marsan and Ben Chaplin, respectively.Of course, there are women to complicate matters among the troupe, and Mercury production manager Sonja Jones is both a beguiling and ambitious presence that endlessly fascinates the actors swirling around her. Needless to say, Richard is smitten, but she has plans of her own to consider. Claire Danes gives a smart, incisive performance as Sonja, giving her more depth than one would expect from the story. Zoe Kazan bookends the movie as an aspiring writer who believes she has found a kindred artistic spirit in Richard. Laurence Dorman's production design and Dick Pope's cinematography deserve mention as the combination evokes the film's period setting with conviction. But this is McKay's movie all the way and well worth seeing for his astonishing turn.
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JGemini
5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVED THIS MOVIE!
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024
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The story feels as if it really happened. Great cast of characters. Engaging plot from the get-go and all the way to the end. One of my faves. I highly recommend!
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Moe Tapers
4.0 out of 5 stars "Me and Orson Welles": High School Shakespeare
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2010
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"Me and Orson Welles" is a charming, bittersweet narrative built around Welles' creation of an innovative modern-dress staging of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" for his Mercury Theater early in his career. His egotism may be more prominent in the film than his genius, but Christian McKay's brilliant performance suggests depths that the screenplay cannot directly depict.
Like "A Midwinter's Tale" (not yet on DVD), "Stage Beauty" and, of course, "Shakespeare in Love," the film alternates between Shakespearean scenes and the the lives of the actors involved. We see frequent brief recreations of Welles' "Caesar"---and the DVD's "Special Features" provide even more.
Despite its arcane subject, the film is made highly accessible by being told from the point of view of a teenager almost accidentally recruited to play a very minor part in the staging. Zac Efron is perfectly cast here---not just for the very incidental singing and dancing required, but for his wide-eyed initial response to the new world he inhabits and his growing disillusion. He's back in the conflict between real life and stage life (not to mention school and after-school) that dominated the "High School Musical" films, but this time American cultural history is on the line. And Efron's ready for the step up.
No longer a guileless Juliet, Claire Danes skillfully embodies the mixture of sweetness and icy ambition that troubles Efron, and the supporting cast is adept at playing young stage actors who later developed into major screen personalities. Director Richard Linklater not only elicits uniformly vivid performances but presides over an enticing evocation of New York City in the 1930s. This film is very easy to love.
Anyone interested in more about Welles' "Caesar" should look in libraries and rare record marts for the Mercury Theater performance issued by Columbia Records (EL-52 on LP, two discs). In "Me and Orson Welles," Welles plays Brutus and George Coulouris is Antony. That casting is reversed on the recording.
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Absolem
5.0 out of 5 stars Orson Welles played by a magnificent unknown and Me played by a moderate known
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2012
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I came across the trailer for this film on youtube knowing nothing but who Orson Welles was - not the director, what it was about, when it came out, or how critics had responded. Of course I recognized Zac Efron having been in the receiving age group of the Disney Channel Soul Suckers (kidding, but only just), his existence went right over my head and I was instead drawn to Christian McKay (who at the time of this review still has a startlingly slim imdb record *cough* SOMEONE GIVE THE MAN A LEAD IN EVERY MOVIE THERE IS GOING TO BE *uncough*) - because in the two and a half minutes the trailer had to sway me I was convinced that he was already a very accomplished veteran actor I had somehow missed. I found a link, watched the movie online, and bought it the very next day.
The story goes as follows: Richard (Efron) is a bored schoolboy who miraculously talks his way into getting a bit part in an Orson Welles (Christian McKay) production of Caesar, at which point he is quickly shafted to the responsibility of Sonja (Claire Danes). Richard is clumsy, bouncing from one mishap (theatre sprinklers) to another (losing props), and is played well enough by Zac Efron that I forgot this was one of Disney's Golden Boys who are To Pretty to Be by definition, and enjoyed Zac Efron, the actor. Sonja answers phone calls, annotates novels and, driven by the ambition to actually get a paycheck for the work she does, goes on multiple dates with the men of the company - but strictly to get ahead, as she is the Only Sane (wo)Man in the movie.
And then there is Orson Welles. When he is on screen the film is interesting, engaging, and had me gnawing on my lip in anticipation, when he isn't it does lull a bit, but that could just be my perspective. Orson Welles has been called a prodigy, an egomaniac, a genius, a failure. Fistfuls of adjectives float around his name like clouds that could either lead to heaven's gates or burst and release buckets of water. He was just a man really, and Christian McKay plays him as such - a brilliant, artistic, charismatic man who could be immature, vain, amusing, terrifying and constantly at odds with someone or something.
Associates include Eddie Marsan as John Houseman, James Tupper as Joseph Cotten, Leo Bill as Norman Lloyd, and Ben Chaplin as George Coulouris as members of the Mercury Theatre.
This isn't historically accurate, it isn't a flawless film, and if you are looking for problems you will probably find one - but it is a great movie (great enough to snag a 4 star review from Roger Ebert), which provides a great performance by the man playing The Great Man.
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Bill Heim
3.0 out of 5 stars Me and Orson Welles
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2011
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This is a quiet, affectionate comedy that helps us understand the nature of Orson Welles' Mercury Theater period. Nicely framed and edited, the time of Welles' "Julius Caesar" comes alive especially for those who are unfamiliar with the New York theater scene of the 1930s. This is made easier by the less than full development of all the characters in the play, but they do serve their purposes: here is how it was back in those days and these are the famous people of those Wellesian times. A tribute to Welles, the film is direct in its framing and editing. The story is carried on the shoulders of a high school boy who lands a job at the Mercury theater, a role in the play, and not coincidentally a first night. The film is affable, and an easy watch.  Me & Orson Welles
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Cristina
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo
Reviewed in Italy on November 25, 2022
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Arrivato in ottime condizioni e perfettamente sigillato.
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Lizzie borden
3.0 out of 5 stars Bonne satire
Reviewed in France on November 28, 2013
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Les acteurs et les coulisses d'un show décortiqués dans une satire amère et parfois drôle de ce milieu un peu particulier qu'est le milieu du spectacle. Intéressant. Très bons acteurs.
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Cliente Kindle
5.0 out of 5 stars Finalmente ho potuto vederlo!
Reviewed in Italy on February 14, 2013
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Questo film purtroppo non è arrivato in italia in quanto film indipendente,e finalmente ho potuto gustarmelo! Non poteva mancare alla mia collezione ;)
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Richard Delahunty
5.0 out of 5 stars Heres to the great OW!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2018
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Everything about the great OW is fascinating to me.He was the greatest ever probably!

OW was always great
and will never be forgotten by fans of film!
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Bruno Cara
1.0 out of 5 stars Italien et anglais
Reviewed in France on June 21, 2013
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Pas de doublage ni de sous-titre en français. De ce fait je ne l'ai pas encore regardé. Je l'ai commandé pour l'actrice qui joue dans Homeland. Je suis déçu.
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