{"product_id":"orson-welles-volume-3-paperback-by-simon-callow","title":"Orson Welles, Volume 3 Paperback by Simon Callow","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2016-11-22)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e496\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780099502838\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e367.42\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.68 x 12.78 x 3.17\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOne-Man Band,\u003c\/i\u003e the  third volume in his epic survey of Orson Welles’ life and work, Simon Callow again probes in comprehensive and penetrating detail into one of the most complex artists of the twentieth century, looking closely at the triumphs and failures of an ambitious one-man assault on one medium after another – theatre, radio, film, television, even, at one point, ballet – in each of which his radical and original approach opened up new directions and hitherto unglimpsed possibilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book begins with Welles’ self-exile from America, and his realisation that he could only function happily as an independent film-maker, a one-man band; by 1964, he had filmed \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e, which took three years to complete, \u003ci\u003eMr Arkadin\u003c\/i\u003e, the biggest conundrum in his output, and his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eChimes at Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eTouch of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, his sole return to Hollywood and, like all too many of his films, wrested from his grasp and re-edited. Along the way he made inroads into the fledgling medium of television and a number of stage plays, including \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, considered by theatre historians to be one of the seminal productions of the century.  Meanwhile, his private life was as dramatic as his professional life.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book shows what it was like to be around Welles, and, with a precision rarely attempted before, what it was like to be him, in which lies the answer to the old riddle: whatever happened to Orson Welles?\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eSIMON CALLOW is an actor, director and writer. He has appeared on the stage and in many films, including the hugely popular \u003ci\u003eFour Weddings and a Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eBeing an Actor, Shooting the Actor, Love is Where it Falls\u003c\/i\u003e, the first two volumes of his three-volume life of Orson Welles, his theatrical memoir \u003ci\u003eMy Life in Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eCharles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46551887052961,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780099502838","price":26.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780099502838.jpg?v=1781699233","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/orson-welles-volume-3-paperback-by-simon-callow","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}