"Mr. Arkadin"

Clementine 2022-10-23 19:34:42

Because this is the most severely castrated work described by Orson Welles, the re-edited version of CC that I watched directly is less than ten minutes longer than the original version, and it is more based on the director's style and basic logic. Partial clip.

I don't know what the status of this film will be if Orson Welles himself survives, even from the current version, it is still inferior to any of his other works.

From the narrative, the lens, the characterization, and the implication, there are extraordinary creations and connotations.

Thanks to Peter Bogdanovich and others!

2008-01-15

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  • Guy Van Stratten: I did a lot of traveling and asked an awful lot of questions before I learned the truth. From Helsinki to Leopoldville. Brussels. Belgrade. Beirut. To Reno and Trieste. Marseilles...

  • Mily: Some of the guns he sent to the Reds in China didn't even shoot.

    Gregory Arkadin: Is Van Stratton a communist?

    Mily: Are you kidding?

    Gregory Arkadin: Then, what's he complaining about?