The Other Side of the Wind (2018)

The Other Side of the Wind: Directed by Orson Welles. With John Huston, Oja Kodar, Peter Bogdanovich, Susan Strasberg. A Hollywood director emerges from semi-exile with plans to complete work on an innovative motion picture.

“Here it is, if anybody wants to see it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWere you compelled by the character study of Citizen Kane? Were you thrilled by Touch of Evil? Then get ready for something unlike any of those or unlike anything. This is the mockumentary before Reiner or Guest, the improvisational dramedy before Apatow.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe entire point of this movie is that thereu0026#39;s no point to this movie. Here is Orson Wellesu0026#39;s most talked about movie about talking about a movie. His film about a film within a film. Orson Welles deliberately subverts Orson Welles to make an art film contained within an art film making fun of art films. John Huston plays John Huston playing Orson Welles as Orson Welles. Peter Bogdanovich plays himself as his own ripoff. Thereu0026#39;s a party celebrating a celebrated filmmaker making a film making fun of filmmakers. Nothing happens. So much happens. We learn everything about a legendary director about whom we learn nothing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film is a glimpse into the psyche of a filmmaker who wants to make films but has no idea how to keep making films. He wants to be commercially successful without compromising his integrity. He wants to make personal films for an impersonal audience. He wants to make something sexy despite being prudish. This movie isnu0026#39;t really for anyone; this movie is really for everyone.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt wasnu0026#39;t until the end of his life that Orson Welles realized the most important story he needed to tell was his own. Itu0026#39;s a story whose only concern is that it was told, whether or not you like it. So watch it. Or donu0026#39;t. This movie doesnu0026#39;t care either way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd if this review left you feeling confused, then I gave you an accurate impression of the film.”