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Showing all 66 items. Is the longer version better? The protagonist of Booth Tarkington's great historical drama is George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence. letterboxd.com/martinjacob49/list/orson-welles-marathon/. one thing it is so very also: white. Its main interest is that, in describing the rise and fall of the Amberson family, it reflects the changes in society over this period. I failed miserably. He got it three times filled, and running over. One of the biggest … At the end of the day when everybody has moved on, you’re left in the dust. Ben_Macdonald 415 films 19,610 192 Edit, Complete list of the films Guillermo del Toro has recommended on twitter. list of the 1,000 greatest films. Joseph Cotten Dolores Costello Anne Baxter Tim Holt Agnes Moorehead Ray Collins Erskine Sanford Richard Bennett Orson Welles Don Dillaway Georgia Backus Harry A. Bailey Olive Ball Jack Baxley William Blees, Darrell Silvera Mark-Lee Kirk A. Roland Fields, 88 mins   The whirlwind of changing fashions (a Cocteau joke given Keatonesque spark) launches the preamble, an introduction to 19th-century Indianapolis where a smashed bass viol scotches a serenade and halts a courtship. The star here though is Tim Holt as George, one of the most annoying persons who needs…, Será que existe melhor exemplo do paradoxo essencial que rege a natureza industrial do cinema que esse filme? The poet turned inventor (Joseph Cotten) and the fragile doyenne (Dolores Costello), keeping them apart is the Oedipal grip of her son (Tim Holt)—willful scion, "princely terror," aspiring yachtsman. This list just from the 2020 edition,…, Ole Holgersen 331 films 8,771 189 Edit, Doesn't the title of the list explain it well enough? Film data from TMDb. It is well written and very good on description, but it has one major flaw. "J'aime le souvenir de ces époques nues." Easy…, Jens Åge Jakobsen 5,166 films 2,118 21 Edit, Does it take you an hour to pick a movie? This also means that the paper was one that was owned by Charles Foster Kane.…, Narrator: “Something had happened. (Baudelaire) There's no nostalgia like a modernist's nostalgia, Orson Welles on the "disappearing miasma" of Midwestern aristocracy is an ornate procession of engravings, half fondness and half dread. The Ambersons could kick the shit out of the Kardashians. 829 films watched. This was the last walk home he was ever to take up National Avenue, to Amberson Edition, and the big old house at the foot of Amberson Boulevard. If you’re looking for a story of folly, ignorance and narrow-mindedness you’ll find it here. 50. A thing which years ago had been the eagerest hope of many, many good citizens of the town. © Letterboxd Limited. Is it a gimmick or is Welles trying to make a statement about the inherent artificiality of period dramas? He is one of only three novelists (the others being William Faulkner and John Updike) to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once. One of the worst performances of my…, Tobias Andersen 8,776 films 20,804 849 Edit, Rules: Generate a number (from 1 to x) via: www.random.org, See how many number of films there are in the…, Updated: April 16, 2021 Created: January 13, 2013 View More Lists Follow Me, ——————————————————————— CRITERION CHALLENGE 2021 ➔ ———————————————————————. There are so many moments of sublime filmmaking as it stands, how much more could have been sent into the trash heaps? The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1918 novel written by Booth Tarkington which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Above all, It proves that the soul of true art can be lessened, but never removed. The quality of the DVD, both in picture and sound, however, is very good. O paradigma da obra que é concebida pelos mesmos mecanismos que atentam contra a sua integridade. Tomorrow everything would be gone.". His films are so dense with narrative, it takes multiple viewings to grasp the entirety of what is on the screen. The confluence of Welles' interests in radio, theatre and cinema makes this arguably more revealing of its maker's mindset than the touted (auto)biography of KANE. Esse Welles pós-Cidadão Kane novamente intui muito bem uma certa condição sobre a propriedade que se confunde com a identidade, que a corrompe em vários sentidos, anulando os traços humanistas básicos de um indivíduo. This is already pretty special but does feel constrained and diluted. Gorgeous, groundbreaking and gripping for at the beginning and the end, and just gorgeous and groundbreaking the rest of the time. but like a folklore of a moment and imagined relation of whiteness. Its cracks and fissures of space, structure (both familial and societal), and movement convey a deep-focus eruption of decay, one which observes like a ghost on its first day, curious and forever yearning. A thing which, years ago, had been the eagerest hope of many, many good citizens of the town, and now it had come at last; George Amberson Minafer had got his comeuppance. Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. For a quarter of a century, Joshua Grossberg has attempted to track down the footage, amounting to 43 minutes in length, cut by RKO when Welles lost control of post-production. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. 2021. © Letterboxd Limited. Incredible! EVEN IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ORSON WELLES, YOU MAY FIND THIS BORING*, "Something had happened. TMDb The extra footage was allegedly destroyed, in a spiteful move to make sure Welles never got his cut, and the edits were justified by manipulative reasons that are well worth looking into. "Rosebud" in motion. The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington, the second in his Growth trilogy after The Turmoil and before The Midlander. Honestly, if only the original ending could have survived I think this would be untouchable even in its mangled, rushed-second-half form. Warner Bros. has provided us with a bare-bones DVD without commentary, special features of any kind or even a chapter menu. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Trivia. And yet, the tattered vision of The Magnificent Ambersons glows with unrestrained darkness and distinct beauty. Report this film, *SOME SPOILERS. the anger and absurdities of family life in an unwell society, Academy Awards, 1943Nominee-Best Picture-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Agnes Moorehead-Best Cinematography, Black-and-White: Stanley Cortez-Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White. The Magnificent Ambersons is the epic story of an American family's traumatic tumble from the dizzying heights of fame and fortune. The Magnificent Ambersons (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Joseph Cotten (Actor), Tim Holt (Actor), Orson Welles (Director) & Rated: NR. The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved. George is one of the most memorable characters of this era of films. Intrigued by the self-awareness of the film as a diorama, with Welles' narration clearly defining him as the storyteller without him appearing onscreen. 20, The wealthy Ambersons have been the leading family of their middle American town since 1873, they who live in the grandest mansion in the center of the residential area of town. It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and was adapted into the 1925 silent film Pampered Youth. Family is everything, even if demons roam the shadows. Format: Blu-ray. Third viewing, last seen 1996. He got it three times filled and running over. Louis.) The Magnificent Ambersons is flawed in a truly fascinating way, and while Welles' original cut could've been, as he claimed, better than Citizen Kane, we will never know. And then forgiveness. No living soul* knows how the original ending played, for example, but I'm inclined to just ignore the blatantly terrible scene with which Wise replaced it—to treat the fadeout following the comeuppance narration ("Those who were still living had forgotten all about it, and all about him") as The End. Mobile site. The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved. Mar Those who were still living had forgotten all about it and all about him. A parable for all those who rebuke change and find the best course of action is to take no action at all. But since he directed it, it inevitably was. This wasn’t trying to. ", But when George Orson Welles, the infuriating, profligate wunderkind of American cinema got his comeuppance - three…. ALSO, IF YOU AREN'T INTERESTED IN ORSON WELLES, YOU WILL FIND THIS BORING. This is a Mercury Production.". It's the second film produced and directed by Orson Welles and is an adaption from Booth Tarkington's 1918 novel which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, a distinction that the author obtained more than once, and populated with characters both unusual yet strangely authentic. Directed by Orson Welles, Fred Fleck, Robert Wise. marcfink uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Citizen Kane both made and damaged his career. Welles pós Cidadão Kane mantém sim um fôlego de grande diretor! Leonard Pearce April 15, 2021. Most of the townspeople truly would like to be like the Ambersons, and as that probably will not happen they use the Ambersons as the focus of their gossip. Watched It's a famous story about the studio cutting The Magnificent Ambersons behind Orson Welles's back. Probably. Rich people are crazy. 47/100. My favorite of Welles' films, which puts it right at the top of almost everything, really. I’m sick of sorting through concerts, series, and other non-movies. Are you ready…. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Do you love all types of movies? Teenage Wasteland: A Comprehensive List of Coming-of-Age films, They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd. It was the second novel in his Growth trilogy, which included The Turmoil (1915) and The Midlander (1923, retitled National Avenue in 1927). Cotten later wrote several letters of apology to Welles, and the two later reconciled. Tidy story, great intensity from Joseph cotton, the only star in the bunch. The film is essentially the story about a family from the early 20th Century who were the darlings of a small town in Indiana only to be affected by changing times when the arrival of the automobile arrive as the fortunes of this unique family start to dwindle. Read full review. The aggrieved frenzies of the maiden aunt (Agnes Moorehead, sublimely pinched) and…. The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Magnificent Ambersons, by Booth Tarkington This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. More details at After all, you can never really return to a time of innocence and horse-drawn carriages - you can only imagine it. A evidência definitiva de que a maior ameaça ao cinema está nessa perversa apropriação... Ainda assim o monumento está ali, ou pelo menos algo próximo dele, e já é gigante. The Magnificent Ambersons. When you make the greatest film of all time nothing can come close. For the town was growing... changing... it was heaving up in the middle, incredibly; it was spreading incredibly. My name is Orson Welles.”, What happened to Orson Welles’ original version of The Magnificent Ambersons is one of the most disgraceful behind the scene stories of the entire history of cinema without a shadow of a doubt. The Criterion Collection’s July 2021 Lineup Includes Films by Andrei Tarkovsky, Bill Duke & More. Formally, it's a marvel despite studio tinkering. Tried to pretend this time that it's exactly the film Welles intended, rather than get sucked into a useless vortex of speculation. "Why, I expect to lead an honorable life, I expect to contribute my fair share to charities, and take part in...well in movements" - George w/o a job, - Orson Welles Ranked: boxd.it/3KWHC- 5X5 Director's Challenge ( boxd.it/3IUJC ) Orson Welles (2/5). "The Magnificent Ambersons" is the second book of a trilogy about changes in the society of the United States Midwest after the Civil War. Nevertheless, The Magnificent Ambersons is a classic among the Welles filmed melodramas as is Citizen Kane, his first go at Hollywood moviemaking. The recently released DVD of "The Magnificent Ambersons," Orson Welles' second and final film for RKO, is welcome indeed. First of all, have closing credits ever got any better than here? The reality of the characters is established so well through script and performance but is…, "George Amberson-Minafer walked home through the strange streets of what seemed to be a strange city. Oirich Entertainment is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Though I suppose that…. Mobile site. The unstoppable march of progress (here the automobile) is a timeless issue. Directed by Orson Welles, Fred Fleck, Robert Wise. With Tim Holt, Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter. This is a list of hight quality "short" films. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. With Tim Holt, Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter. Need that 131-minute cut. The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved. Join here. Welles! And now it came at last: George Amberson Minafer had got his comeuppance. --the most heartbreaking line in the film. A nostalgia for the living. The film in question is, of course, The Magnificent Ambersons, and now the best chance yet of finding the lost footage is on the horizon. In 1942 it was again made into a movie, this time under its own title, with sound, and to a tightly clipped but effective script by Orson Welles, who also directed. A significant amount of the effectiveness of the film resides with the dialogue which the cast, especially Joseph Cotten and Dolores Costello, deliver impressively. 2 people found this helpful. Click the 'Read notes' button to see his…, juliodogpit 1,001 films 13,082 556 Edit, UPDATE--------------------------------------------------------------------------, Check out also: The 100 Greatest Documentaries, ranked as objectively as possible The 100 Greatest Directors The 100 Greatest…, List made from the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Orson Welles can direct the shit of actors and Anne Baxter is fucking great as Lucy Morgan. This review may contain spoilers. (Minnelli swiftly picks up on its musicality in Meet Me in St. 1,000 Greatest Films of All Time – 2021 Edition, Guillermo del Toro's twitter film recommendations, The 1001 Greatest Films, ranked as objectively as possible, The 100 Greatest Documentaries, ranked as objectively as possible, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020 Edition), Great 60-90 min films (for those days when you just don't have the energy to watch a 3 hour masterpiece). Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. R. Swain Read more. As it stands, the story told is clearly too big to fit into 1:28, two minutes of which are Orson Welles reading the credits (which I thoroughly enjoyed). Welles’ follow-up to Kane is a holy object among cinephiles. Tomorrow they were to move out. 4.7 out of 5 stars 133 ratings. A mutilated film, but nostalgia-infused and shows a mature view on the subtle dangers of 21st century industry , not so subtly in particular the car is highlighted here. RKO cut almost an hour of Welles’ version,destroyed the excised footage, replaced the original melancholic ending with Disney propaganda, heavily edited Bernard Herrmann’s score and even more shamefully ran this untouchable classic along with vulgar comedies as part of double bill programs. the ruins history makes. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. The Magnificent Ambersons is a captivating drama from Orson Welles. Still, the core here is great. Likewise, we can only imagine a transcendent version of this movie that was true to Welles' vision. Those who were still living had forgotten all about it and all about him.“. The re-cutting of this film caused a deep rift in Orson Welles' friendships with Robert Wise and Joseph Cotten. When you make the greatest film of all time nothing can come close. All in all, The Magnificent Ambersons is an exceptionally well-made film, dealing with a subject scarcely worth the attention which has been lavished upon it. Muito bom, achei o início do filme o final maravilhosos. IMDb Related Posts. Amazon's Choice highlights highly rated, well-priced products available to ship immediately. The result is that there are some pacing issues especially in the first and last acts. prepping for an interview but i enjoyed this quite a bit. Easy…, Jens Åge Jakobsen 5,166 films 2,118 21 Edit, does it take you an hour pick... 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