And the first thing to learn is never upstage Mercury Theatre's genius director, 22-year-old Orson Welles. It is based on a novel with the same name. All's fair in love and theater. Cues, staging, rehearsals, romance, rivalries: he has a lot to learn. In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young When presenter Preston Sturges announced Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles as the joint winners of the 1942 Academy Award for Citizen Kane’s screenplay, neither man … Find the perfect Me And Orson Welles stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. My main issue was the thrown-in quotes from various plays that seemed to create a dis-jointedness when reading. Directed by Richard Linklater. Me and Orson Welles is a period-drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay and Claire Danes. Drama ensues. 'Me and Orson Welles' is one of those books that starts off a bit strange but by the end I was really enjoying it. High-schooler Richard Samuels lucks into a role in a daring Broadway production of Julius Caesar. Me and Orson Welles is a 2009 American film directed by Richard Linklater about the life of a high school student, Richard, who gets a part in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar at the Mercury Theatre. Me and Orson Welles reflects a lifelong interest in the theatre and in the 1930s. Select from premium Me And Orson Welles of the highest quality. The impersonation of Welles by Christian McKay in "Me and Orson Welles" is the centerpiece of the film, and from it, all else flows. Remember that Orson Welles himself didn't always look like Orson Welles. Me and Orson Welles subtitles. Summary: Based in real theatrical history, Me and Orson Welles is a romantic, coming-of-age story about a teenage actor who lucks into a role in "Julius Caesar" as it's being re-imagined by a brilliant, impetuous young director named Orson Welles at his newly-founded Mercury Theater … With Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan. AKA: Moi et Orson Welles, Én és Orson Welles. The historian Robert Carringer found all of the Kane script drafts and was able to prove 100% that Welles was the co-writer. Me and Orson Welles U.K. Production: A CinemaNX and Isle of Man Film presentation, in association with Framestore Features, of a CinemaNX and … "Mr. Welles told me he never should have married in the first place; that it interfered with his freedom in his way of life." While working on the production, he falls in love with Sonja Jones, the production assistant. 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