Cohen Media Group has detailed the Blu-ray release of Oscar-winning director Chuck Workman's latest documentary,
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles. The film examines the remarkable genius of Welles on the eve of his centenary, as well as the enigma of his career as a Hollywood star, Hollywood director, and a crucially important independent filmmaker. Street date is May 26th.
Orson Welles's life was magical: a musical prodigy at age 10, a director of Shakespeare at 14, a painter at 16, a star of stage and radio at 20, romances with some of the most beautiful women in the world, including Rita Hayworth. His work was similarly extraordinary, most notably Citizen Kane, (considered by many to be the most important movie ever made), created by Welles when he was only 25.
In the years following
Citizen Kane, Welles's career continued to change as he made film after film (some never finished, many dismissed) and acted in other projects often to earn money in order to keep making his own films.
Magician features scenes from almost every existing Welles film, from
Hearts of Age, (which he made in a single day when he was only 18 years old) to rarely-seen clips from his final unfinished works like
The Other Side of the Dream,
The Deep, and
Don Quixote, along with his television and commercial work.
The Blu-ray release of
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles is presented in 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. Special features include:
- EPK Featurette Interview with Annette Insdorf
- Trailer