Orson Welles escribe sobre Orson Welles (1941)Hollywood, prensa, producción, dirección, música y filosofía del cine
ISSN: 1885-7353
Año de publicación: 2022
Número: 32
Páginas: 161-181
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: La Torre del Virrey: revista de estudios culturales
Resumen
In this article I translate and analyze for the first time a text by Orson Welles, originally published in the February 1941 issue of Stage. Its title, ‘Orson Welles writes about Orson Welles’, is an indication of its ironic tone, since it is devoted almost entirely to criticizing the Hollywood film industry, especially regarding the figure of the producer. The date of its publication, three months before the premiere of Citizen Kane(1941), its humorous look and its undeniable parrhesia, reinforce the importance of this text to know his ideas about film and his connection with Hollywood, but also his conception of the art of directing, the role of production and other filmic aspects such as music and acting. This text contains not only an aesthetic, but also an ethic and even a philosophy of cinema, which is inseparable from a way of life.
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