Is Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Name: Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Simon Callow, Christopher Welles, Joanne Hill Styles, Norman Lloyd, Julie Taymor

Directed by Chuck Workman

Produced by Cohen Welles Project

201492 min6.5 / 10

A reverent, intellectually rich portrait of Orson Welles as a restless creative genius whose ambition and artistry defined modern cinema.

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.

Clusters

Founders and Visionaries Bittersweet Second Chances Bittersweet Family Stories Quirky Characters Finding Purpose Biographical Drama

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Cinema On Cinema Movie Business Biography Cinema History Portrait Of An Artist Hollywood History Portrait Of A Filmmaker

Questions people ask

Is Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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