"Me and Orson Welles" Synopsis – IMDb
Set in 1937, the story centers on a high school student (Efron) who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles. The man lands a bit part in "Julius Caesar," the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love.
Zac Efron..................................Richard Samuels Christian McKay............................Orson Welles Claire Danes...............................Sonja Jones Ben Chaplin................................George Coulouris Kelly Reilly...............................Muriel Brassler Eddie Marsan...............................John Houseman Leo Bill...................................Norman Lloyd James Tupper...............................Joseph Cotten Zoe Kazan..................................Gretta Alder
Release date: U. S.:November 25th; UK: December 4th.
Detailed information on the filming of the movie can be found in this post
TPTB went to Cannes 2008 and presented some footage there. There were several articles mentioning M&OW in the Cannes coverage: THR (13 May), IndiWIRE (13 May), Variety (14 May), THR (17 May), Variety (20 May), THR (21 May) and WSJ (16 May)
Images[LIST][*]This picture of Orson Welles and Arthur Anderson (the real life apprentice who Richard Samuels is based on) in 1937 inspired Robert Kaplow to write the book:
[*]Various pictures from the filming of the movie can be found in this post[*]First official movie and BTS stills courtesy of Twitch via First Showing (20 Aug 2008), Cinema is Dope (5 Sep 2008)
Future Thread Titles:
"He turns in an entirely convincing performance with just the right range"
"Efron, shedding his "HSM" persona, is likable, engaging, and totally relatable"
"Efron takes a more oblique approach, and it pays off handsomely"
"... Efron more than gets by in his role as the sweet, plucky, starstruck newbie."
"... one of the best movies about the theater I've ever seen."
"'Me and Orson Welles' is a little velvet sack of diamonds."
"One of the sweetest and most heartfelt movies ever made about a life in the theater"
"... a fiction confected about real people, is too good not to be true."
"This is a movie of great spirit and considerable charm."
"Deft, affectionate, and unexpectedly enjoyable."
Because Orson saw "images of magnificence" in Richard; just like we see them in Zac
"My left breast is smaller than my right." "Have you got a ruler?"
"Where is thy ukulele boy?" "I think some ******* doth stole it."
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'Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone.
I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.
I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done.'
Opening this thread reminded me that I don't actually like this OP.
I think Richard deserves something much better than this, all the links and lists drive me mad
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'Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone.
I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.
I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done.'
I know it's great to have all this stuff to look back on but seriously, I think I am going to try and find some time to look at this and fix it, otherwise I am going to have to avoid opening this thread in future
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'Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone.
I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.
I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done.'
that's kinda a sad thought, because as the other person changes maybe that's why so many relationships don't last? People say they're in love so much it doesn't mean anything. I think, unless you really know the person and really know yourself, love is just a word that might mean you like them or think they're cool, but doesn't have that dedication that what ever happens you will be there for them, forever. It seems you would have to grow into love, like a committment and connection that doesn't change if things get bad. I guess you don't know how to explain it until you find it? Until then, I love you just seems too easy to say and a bit sad to hear when you know it doesn't really mean anything except at that moment they like you better than anyone else they've met, but that could change?
Idk... I just think that more often than not, when you're at a young age, you don't even know yourself yet, so how are you supposed to be like, genuinely in love with someone else? Richard is still forming his identity, and Sonja comes into his life at this really pivotal time when he's exploring his talents and being inspired by all these different people. It's not a bad thing, necessarily, it's just all a part of being one of those life experiences that you can look back at later on and think about how much you learned from it.
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“Sometimes, finding the light means you must pass through the deepest darkness.”
I know it's great to have all this stuff to look back on but seriously, I think I am going to try and find some time to look at this and fix it, otherwise I am going to have to avoid opening this thread in future 
--I didn't realize this was based on a novel too. 
Richard!
