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Originally Posted by kioshk
He was a big idea guy, and he ran through them fast.
Orson Welles also ran out of gas.
but even the late Welles was obviously possessed of overt genius, merely thwarted by a studio system which didn't care about or understand him, which caused his reach to exceed his grasp.
Chimes at Midnight is incredible. He cobbles together a single narrative from the several appearances of the great character Falstaff in various Shakespeare plays, and delivers a jaw-dropping performance.
His movie before that was Kafka's
The Trial, with Anthony Perkins, a stunningly underappreciated movie.
What was before that? The Mexican Noir
Touch of Evil with Charlton Heston? A great film.