No. 67. (2019) The Eyes of Orson Wells. July 16th.

Film No 67 (2019) July 16th.  6:30 PM  LUNA PALACE Leederville. 

Luna Revelation film Festival Perth Western Australia July 4th - 17th.

"Your films are sketchbooks, you thought with lines and shapes". (An introductory commentary by Mark Cousins after opening a box of never before seen drawings by Orson Welles).

Belfast born film historian and documentary filmmaker Mark Cousins is back to his lyrical best here with The Eyes of Orson Welles. For those who gained a fast track adventure into the history of cinema via his brilliantly devised episodic The Story of Film: An Odyssey, this unique journey into one of cinema's greatest filmmakers is a must see. With such a vast body of work (Welles) to cover, Cousins begins by taking us, through his eyes, to a vault where he opens the lid of a foam box which contains never before seen drawings, paintings and etchings by Welles. From here Cousins surmises what Welles was thinking and creating, in chapter form, all the while dissecting his films in conjunction with his artwork. At the same time we get a biographical journey giving context to a master. Could the creative genius of Welles be compared to Da Vinci in the fullness of time? Cousins would certainly put a case for Orson. And while The Eyes Of is unique in its content there were moments of repetition; fifteen minutes of editing may have helped. 9GUMS.