The giant : Orson Welles, the artist & the shadow
Edition
First edition.
Languages
In English, translated from the French.
Publication Information
New York, NY : 23rd St., an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership, 2025.
Physical Description
261 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Uniform Title
Summary
"Long after his death in 1985, the shadow of Orson Welles still looms over Hollywood. By twenty-three, Welles had revolutionized theatre and radio with The War of the Worlds; by twenty-five, he had secured his place in history with his debut film, Citizen Kane. Yet four films and less than a decade later, his career suffered a spectacular collapse, and Welles, once the most promising director in America, was written off as a "would-be genius"--a bad bet in an increasingly money-conscious industry. In The Giant, Youssef Daoudi weaves together reality and mythology to create a radical new look at one of Hollywood's most legendary figures and poses a question as timeless as Orson Welles himself: What happens when a true artist comes up against the rest of the world?"
Notes
Includes Filmography (director), Filmography (unfinished), Theater Credits (non-exhaustive), Radio credits (non-exhaustive) (pages 265-267).