Should you watch They'll Love Me When I'm Dead?
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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Documentary · 2018
As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.
The sides of They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
- Orson Welles making his last film
- The Other Side of the Wind
- Years of chaotic shooting and money troubles
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead is good for you if…
- you want the real story behind a film shot over years and left unfinished.
- you like a portrait of a stubborn filmmaker late in life.
- you love old Hollywood and the era of Welles.
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead is bad for you if…
- you need a story told in order, without a flood of archive footage.
- you want a warm, easy watch rather than a chaotic shoot.
About: ambition · legacy · art
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