Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

00:01:44 One of Orson Welles's most famous tricks:

00:02:11 "Burned-out genius, half-extinct volcano. "

00:03:03 and controversial radio producer.

00:03:29 He chose to go into exile in Europe.

00:04:04 He brought with him clips from a new film that he wanted to finish in the U.S.

00:10:13 For some, his glory had always been nothing but a brilliant scam.

00:11:26 In total, he completed only 12 movies.

00:21:09 Too long, too extravagant.

00:24:52 He shot these scenes in a corner of a park near Paris.

00:30:54 He went where the films he appeared in took him.

00:31:30 they only served as a backdrop for his own universe.

00:32:53 Traveling, shooting and then some more traveling.

00:34:38 Wurfelkugel

00:39:01 But his house is still standing, undamaged, in Madrid.

00:41:02 He was working in Dalmatia and used the Adriatic for the Pacific.

00:43:16 The Merchant of Venice was to be a short TV adaptation of the Shakespeare play.

00:43:53 and wooden puppets fill in form asked carnival goers lying in wait for Shylock.

00:50:52 By then, Welles was used to being asked about his unfinished projects.

01:03:20 Screen tests

01:04:07 A stone's throw from Hollywood's dream factory

01:12:14 as if he wanted to substantiate the last lines of the script.

01:12:48 The financing came to a halt.

01:16:21 It is so fragile that your gaze must be completely pure.

01:17:37 It is doubtful it will ever be released.