The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984)
Жанр : документальный
Время выполнения : 3М
Директор : Orson Welles
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Orson Welles sits in his chair behind his typewriter where he sends a message out to his dying friend Bill Cronshaw: a passage from the journal of Charles Lindbergh.
1940 год. Герман Манкевич, нью-йоркский острослов, когда-то приехавший покорять Голливуд и в целом преуспевший, с переломами после автоаварии уединяется в домике посреди пустыни Мохаве. Он помещён в заточение продюсером Джоном Хаусменом и молодым режиссёром Орсоном Уэллсом: Манк — так называют его друзья — должен всего за три месяца написать для Уэллса сценарий. А лучше бы за два.
Опасный рецидивист втирается в доверие к респектабельному господину и напрашивается к нему в гости, но в тихом омуте черти водятся. Хозяин ожидает гостей на званный ужин и скоро начнётся самый безумный ад, который придется пережить уголовнику.
Сюжет повествует о создании одного из величайших произведений в истории кино — фильма «Гражданин Кейн» Орсона Уэллса.
Ноябрь 1937 года. Семнадцатилетний Ричард Сэмюэлс учится в школе, а выходные проводит на Манхэттэне в поисках приключений. Случайно он оказывается в театре «Меркурий», который еще не открылся, но в нем уже вовсю идут дела, которыми руководит молодой Орсон Уэллс. Режиссер берет мальчика на небольшую роль в спектакле «Юлий Цезарь». И работа с будущим постановщиком «Гражданина Кейна» навсегда меняет жизнь Ричарда.
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Orson Welles sits in his chair behind his typewriter where he sends a message out to his dying friend Bill Cronshaw: a passage from the journal of Charles Lindbergh.