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Orson WellesKäsikirjoitus:
Orson WellesSävellys:
Bernard HerrmannNäyttelijät:
Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Richard Bennett, Orson Welles (kertoja) (lisää)Juonikuvaukset(1)
Orson Wellesin eeppinen teos pohjautuu Booth Tarkingtonin Pulitzer-palkittuun romaaniin. Kriitikoiden ylistämä neljän
Oscar-palkinnon ehdokas vie katsojansa 1870-luvulle. Yhdysvaltojen Keskilännessä elävän Ambersonien mahtisuvun valta ja vauraus alkavat murentua teollisen vallankumouksen edetessä. Tarinan keskiössä on klaanin kaunis matriarkka, leskeksi jäänyt Isabel, jonka elämän ensimmäinen ja ainoa suuri rakkaus on autoalan edelläkävijä Eugene. Isabelin poika yrittää tuhota näiden kahden suhteen keinolla millä hyvänsä. Seuraukset ovat koitua koko dynastian kohtaloksi...
(Future film)
Arvostelut (3)
At the time it was made, it was an above-average film both thematically and in its execution, but I find its reviews to be quite exaggerated. Essentially, it's a classic studio romance with the necessary happy ending at the end. But that's how it goes; famous directors have it easier with fans. If I overlook a few cuts and camera movements, Orson Welles didn't significantly impact the film. Overall impression: 55%. The film might be interesting for its perspective on the beginnings of motorism in the United States, with the prophetic commentary of Eugene Morgan.
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I have no doubt that the original director’s cut was a polished gem, but unfortunately, I must rate only the shorter version, which is not bad and clearly shows the revolutionary touch Welles had for staging and lightning the mise-en-scène, and yet I cannot ignore the fragmentary impression it gives; it takes quite awhile for the viewer to fully get their bearings around the characters and their relationships. But I think it’s unfair to be more critical, both because of the suppression of Orson’s full vision and also because of the unarguable narrative qualities The Magnificent Ambersons has retained despite the meddling of the studio.
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The fact that it's an Orson Welles film is quite recognizable; there's great camera work, a well-constructed script, and excellent acting, but unfortunately, that's about all, and it left me somewhat indifferent. Maybe I'll have to give the film another chance later, just like I did with Citizen Kane.
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