Movie Review - Mr. Arkadin
The Corinth Version (1955)
directed by Orson Welles
rating: 4 out of 5 jalapeños
on DVD from the vaults
The perfect antidote to "The Glass Key." Stuart Heisler's studio polish and iron-cool surfaces only enlarge the overstuffed corners and filthy shirtsleeves of Welles' love letter to Eastern European confidence-men, magicians, and fakes.
Most people always talk about the Welles movie they didn't see, but that's just hot air. From goblin flea circus to mildewed control tower, "Arkadin" is nothing if not engrossingly watchable, mighty sad (age, age, Arkadin laments), and - start to finish - pure joy.
directed by Orson Welles
rating: 4 out of 5 jalapeños
on DVD from the vaults
The perfect antidote to "The Glass Key." Stuart Heisler's studio polish and iron-cool surfaces only enlarge the overstuffed corners and filthy shirtsleeves of Welles' love letter to Eastern European confidence-men, magicians, and fakes.
Most people always talk about the Welles movie they didn't see, but that's just hot air. From goblin flea circus to mildewed control tower, "Arkadin" is nothing if not engrossingly watchable, mighty sad (age, age, Arkadin laments), and - start to finish - pure joy.
posted by NPK at 7:51 AM
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