Orson Wells on Falstaff
Published on Jan 6, 2013
Orson Wells being interviewed by the BBC - here talking about Falstaff.
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The Detroit Film Theatre presents Orson Welles’ "Chimes at Midnight" this weekend. A favorite among Welles' own work, the film is a glorious masterpiece that draws upon episodes and events from four of Shakespeare’s plays. While filmed with the usual budgetary challenges that dogged Welles throughout his career, the performances, imagery and sheer lyrical energy of "Chimes at Midnight" combine to overcome every obstacle triumphantly, including one of the greatest battle scenes ever filmed.
View showtimes and purchase tickets at dia.org/dft.
Chimes at Midnight
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U.S. theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Orson Welles |
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| Written by | Orson Welles |
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| Narrated by | Ralph Richardson |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Cinematography | Edmond Richard |
| Edited by | Fritz Muller |
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Internacional Films Esrolano
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Running time
| 119 minutes |
| Country | Spain Switzerland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $800,000 |
| Box office | 516,762 admissions (France)[1] |
Chimes at Midnight (UK release: Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight), Spanish release:Campanadas a medianoche), is a 1966 English language Spanish-Swiss co-produced[2]film directed by and starring Orson Welles. The film's plot centres on William Shakespeare's recurring character Sir John Falstaff and the father-son relationship he has with Prince Hal, who must choose between loyalty to Falstaff or to his father, King Henry IV.
Welles said that the core of the film's story was "the betrayal of friendship." It stars Welles as Falstaff, Keith Baxter as Prince Hal, John Gielgud as Henry IV, Jeanne Moreau as Doll Tearsheet and Margaret Rutherford as Mistress Quickly. The script contains text from five of Shakespeare's plays; primarily Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2, but also Richard II,Henry V, and uses some dialogue from The Merry Wives of Windsor. Ralph Richardson's narration is taken from the works of chronicler Raphael Holinshed.
Welles had previously produced a Broadway stage adaptation of nine Shakespeare plays called Five Kings in 1939. In 1960, he revived this project in Ireland as Chimes at Midnight, which was his final on-stage performance. Neither of these plays was successful, but Welles considered portraying Falstaff to be his life's ambition and turned the project into a film. Throughout its production, Welles struggled to find financing and at one point, to get money, he lied to producer Emiliano Piedra about intending to make a version of Treasure Island. Welles shot Chimes at Midnight throughout Spain between 1964 and 1965, and premiered it at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, where it won two awards.
Initially dismissed by most film critics, Chimes at Midnight is now regarded as one of Welles' highest achievements, and Welles himself called it his best work. Welles felt a strong connection to the character of Falstaff and called him "Shakespeare's greatest creation". Some film scholars and Welles's collaborators have made comparisons between Falstaff and Welles, while others see a resemblance between Falstaff and Welles's father. Disputes over the ownership of Chimes at Midnight made it difficult to view the film legally until recently. It was released in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray in 2015. A new restoration byJanus Films and The Criterion Collection will screen at the Film Forum in New York January 1–12, 2016. The film will see an eventual release by the Criterion Collection.
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