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Rosebud: The Story Of Orson Welles David Thomson

Rosebud: The Story Of Orson Welles By David Thomson

Rosebud: The Story Of Orson Welles by David Thomson


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Summary

This work charts the life of a man who stilled the world with his performance in Citizen Kane in 1941. Orson Welles seemed to possess inhuman energy and a phenomenal voice but in the final rootless years when he yielded to obesity, this cinematic genius became a tragic figure.

Rosebud: The Story Of Orson Welles Summary

Rosebud: The Story Of Orson Welles by David Thomson

Rosebud is a riveting and powerful portrait of the rise and fall of one of Hollywood's greatest innovators - the man who brought us Citizen Kane and then lost himself to obesity, small talk and conjuring tricks on daytime television.
With humour, pace and the twists of a mystery story, acclaimed film critic and writer David Thomson probes the essential questions surrounding Welles, exploring the ferocious energy and demonic intellect behind the boy genius. Challenging, idiosyncratic, compelling: Rosebud understands Welles as no other study has, and in a way that leaves the reader breathless, amused and deeply moved by the wonder that was once Orson.

Rosebud: The Story Of Orson Welles Reviews

Hugely entertaining. * Sunday TIMES *
Marvellous...a great book. * MAIL on Sunday *
The glory of Thomson's superb book is that he never tries to resolve the questions raised; he just makes you want to rewind this bewildering newsreel back to the beginning and puzzle out those questions all over again * Guardian *
Irresistible ... Do the publishers require a shrieking blurb for Rosebud? Glad to oblige. Let them simply recycle, with due attention to the adjective's roots in terror, the poster slogan for Citizen Kane: It's terrific!' * Independent on Sunday *

About David Thomson

David Thomson is an acclaimed film critic and author. He lives in San Fransisco with his family.

Additional information

GOR002761158
9780349109091
0349109095
Rosebud: The Story Of Orson Welles by David Thomson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Little, Brown Book Group
19971002
480
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