{"product_id":"chimes-at-midnight-orson-welles-director-paperback","title":"Chimes at Midnight: Orson Welles, Director - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBridget Gellert Lyons\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the films inspired by Orson Welles's lifelong involvement with Shakespeare, the greatest is \u003ci\u003eChimes at Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e (1966). It is a masterly conflation of the Shakespearean history plays that feature Falstaff, the great comic figure played by Welles himself in the film. For Welles, the character was also potentially tragic: the doomed friendship between Falstaff and Prince Hal becomes an image of the end of an age. To this epic subject Welles brings the innovative film techniques that made him famous in \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane, The Lady from Shanghai,\"\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTouch of Evil.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume offers a complete continuity script of \u003ci\u003eChimes at Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e, including its famous battle sequence. Each shot is described in detail and is keyed to the original Shakesperian sources, thus making the volume an invaluable guide to Welles as an adaptor and creator of texts. The first complete transcription of the continuity script of \u003ci\u003eChimes\u003c\/i\u003e is accompanied by the editor's critical introduction on Welles's transformation of Shakespeare; a special interview with Keith Baxter, one of the film's principal actors, which discusses its production history; reviews and articles; and a biographical sketch of Welles, a filmography, and a bibliography.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the films inspired by Orson Welles's lifelong involvement with Shakespeare, the greatest is \"Chimes at Midnight\" (1966). It is a masterly conflation of the Shakespearean history plays that feature Falstaff, the great comic figure played by Welles himself in the film. For Welles, the character was also potentially tragic: the doomed friendship between Falstaff and Prince Hal becomes an image of the end of an age. To this epic subject Welles brings the innovative film techniques that made him famous in \"Citizen Kane,\" \"The Lady from Shanghai,\" and \"Touch of Evil.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers a complete continuity script of \"Chimes at Midnight,\" including its famous battle sequence. Each shot is described in detail and is keyed to the original Shakesperian sources, thus making the volume an invaluable guide to Welles as an adaptor and creator of texts. The first complete transcription of the continuity script of \"Chimes\" is accompanied by the editor's critical introduction on Welles's transformation of Shakespeare; a special interview with Keith Baxter, one of the film's principal actors, which discusses its production history; reviews and articles; and a biographical sketch of Welles, a filmography, and a bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.06 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757780959520,"sku":"9780813513393","price":70.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4ff6e4e8b9be7bfc319d8af04b6268ff.webp?v=1780111586","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chimes-at-midnight-orson-welles-director-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}