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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
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3.8
The movie cant help but portray as an inspired and inspiring figure.
Rogerebert
4.0
The appreciation of this chaotic approach is, like taste in anything, entirely subjective.
Common Sense Media
3.8
Morgan Neville understands Orson Welless art to pivot on an ongoing quest to bring about self destruction so as to contrive to transcend it.
4.5
But it offers a lively evocation of the great mans brilliance, waywardness and pained relationship to Hollywood history.
Screen Daily
4.5
Because with Welles, as with many of Welless own protagonists, theres no one overarching truth, no central narrative.
Vulture
4.5
But only inner circle experts could really judge whos well qualified to comment and whos just throwing stuff out there that theyve heard.
The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Instead of exploring or deconstructing genius, Neville seems interested in putting it into tidy boxes.
The New York Times
4.5
The impeccably assembled production employs Nevilles virtuoso touch to provocative effect.
4.0
By all accounts, its accurate, both to the man and his self created myth.
The Young Folks
4.4
He winds up with a surprisingly touching film, and one that makes you want to go back and look at The Other Side of the Wind some more.
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
Joel Keller (@joelkeller) writes about food, entertainment, parenting and tech, but he doesnt kid himself: hes a TV junkie.
Decider
4.5
For cinephiles, its a high calorie, clip and interview laden feast of biography, insight, and gossip.
The Wrap
2.0
His film isnt just a companion piece to The Other Side of the Wind.
Cs Monitor
4.5
Fans of the great Orson Welles who are curious about why he never finished his last film should not miss director Morgan Nevilles revealing documentar ..
Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
If The Other Side of the Wind is autobiographical, and Theyll Love Me When Im Dead seeks to imitate it formally, then wouldnt the optimal version of t ..
The Film Stage
3.0
Neville opens, unpacks, and flails all the juiciest tidbits together within a plucky 90 minute framing.
Consequence Of Sound
3.0
READ MORE: The Other Side of The Wind Proves Orson Welles Still Had A Sublime Cinematic Eye As playful as Welles himself, with an inventiveness hed li ..
The Play List
3.0
He rarely uses name intros, so the talking heads of the doc merge with the talking heads of the filmand theres a lot of talking.
Daily Dot
3.8
This comes off better than Welles supposed masterpiece. It gives great context into the film business in the 70s and Welles struggle to find his place ..
Awards Circuit
4.5
Briskly edited, Theyll Love Me When Im Dead doesnt shy away from criticizing Welles, and is clear eyed about his enormous, exhausting creativity.
Film Journal International ..
4.0
A brisk, irreverent complement to Welles brawling caravanserai, offering the man himself ample time to purr, coo and rue over the project and its setb ..
New City Film
4.5
That doesnt mean there arent insights and revelations to be found here, though.
Battleship Pretension
3.0
...awash in wonderful archive footage from the later years of his life as he went about the elongated production of Wind
The Film Experience
3.5
Morgan Neville has crafted a documentary that tells the story behind the film that is fascinating, lively in its construction, often funny, and always ..
FanboyNation.com
4.0
But outside of the difficulty of working with a cinematic luminary like Orson Welles, Theyll Love Me When Im Dead deftly outlines the numerous other f ..
The Gate
3.5
What I do appreciate is the warmth of this piece. Something as simple as Rich Little doing a near perfect imitation of John Huston, for instance, fill ..
The Lonely Film Critic
4.5
A brilliant exploration of the nature of art, celebrity and storytelling, it offers a detailed look at the creative process of one of the 20th century ..
Hammer To Nail
4.5
There is a long, extended minor chord tearjerker of testimonies packed at the end.
Nonfics
3.0
Its a brilliantly created documentary on the gusto, exasperation and genius of the filmmaker who at an early age gave us Citizen Kane.
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