My Lunches with Orson : Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles (Paperback)

from TomKitten

I wouldn't call myself an Orson Welles devotee but I do admire his work and I find his life story fascinating, particularly as told by Simon Callow in the first volume of his biography, [Orson Welles: The Road to Xanadu]. There's something undeniably tragic about his trajectory - the boy genius w...

from jimcripps

Henry Jaglom gives us something we've been needing for a long time; more opinions by Orson Welles. Arguably the greatest director of all time, Welles accepted an invitation from Jaglom to record their nearly daily lunches at the esteemed director's favorite haunt. We get to read the conversations...

from btuckertx

Imagine being seated at a restaurant and discovering that Orson Welles is at the next table. During lunch, Welles seems blithely unaware that you are leaning over, fork hanging forgotten in mid-air, to catch every word of a sometimes witty, sometimes snarky conversation. My Lunches With Orson is ...

from westcott

Got this as an Early Reviewer. I would have been very tempted, but I probably never would have paid for it otherwise. I'm glad that I had the chance to read it. If you're not already interested in Welles, this is would be a terrible place to start. They have a glossary of people and films in the ...

from datrappert

This is an enjoyable book and a fast read. Biskind's introduction sets things in perspective, but some of his opinions, such as downgrading one of Welles' best films, Touch of Evil, seem a little petty. Perhaps he is trying to put us in the mood for Welles himself, who hardly ever has an opinion ...