They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
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| Directed by | Morgan Neville |
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| Narrated by | Alan Cumming |
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| Music by | Daniel Wohl |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead is a 2018 American documentary film, directed by Morgan Neville. It documents the ill-fated production of The Other Side of the Wind , directed by Orson Welles. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2018. It was released on November 2, 2018, by Netflix.[1]
Cast
[edit ]- Alan Cumming (narrator)
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Steve Ecclesine[2]
- Howard Grossman
- Danny Huston
- Oja Kodar
- Rich Little
- Frank Marshall
- Cybill Shepherd
- Beatrice Welles
- Orson Welles
Production
[edit ]In May 2017, it was announced Morgan Neville would direct a documentary film on the making of the Orson Welles' film The Other Side of the Wind . It was produced by Neville, Josh Karp, Korelan Matteson and Filip Jan Rymsza.[3] Netflix distributed the film and it debuted on the streaming service on November 2, 2018.[4]
Release
[edit ]The documentary had its premieres at the Venice Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2018.[5] [6] [7] It was later screened at New York Film Festival in October 2018.[8] On November 1, 2018, it opened SFFILM's Doc Stories Film Series in San Francisco.[9]
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, which takes its name from a prophetic comment Welles made to Peter Bogdanovich, centers on Welles' return to the U.S. in the early 1970s to shoot his ill-fated Hollywood comeback film. The documentary concludes with his death in October 1985. "Welles is the protagonist of my documentary," Neville said. "[The Other Side of the Wind] is so autobiographical, even though he said it was not."[10]
Critical reception
[edit ]On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92%, based on 38 reviews with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's critic consensus reads: "They'll Love Me When I'm Dead opens an entertaining window into the creative process – and late-period professional travails – of a brilliant filmmaker."[11] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]
References
[edit ]- ^ "'They'll Love Me When I'm Dead' Trailer Offers Glimpse Into Orson Welles' Final Film | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 24 September 2018.
- ^ Keegan, Rebecca (24 September 2018). "They'll Love Me When I'm Dead: The Bonkers Backstory of Orson Welles's Last Movie". HWD. Retrieved 2019年01月18日.
- ^ "Tremolo Productions | Film | They'll Love Me When I'm Dead". Tremolo Productions. Archived from the original on 2019年01月19日. Retrieved 2019年01月18日.
- ^ Buckley, Cara (May 15, 2017). "A Morgan Neville Documentary Will Put an Unfinished Welles Film in Context". The New York Times . Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (July 25, 2018). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Welles, Coen Brothers, Cuaron, Greengrass, More – Live". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "Venice Film Festival Schedule" . Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ Willman, Chris (2018年09月03日). "Telluride update: 'They'll Love Me When I'm Dead' reveals Orson Welles doing 'groundbreaking work' late in his career". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2019年01月18日.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (August 23, 2018). "NYFF to Screen New Orson Welles Film, Host Apollo Theater Premiere of Barry Jenkins' Latest (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "SCREENINGS & EVENTS - Doc Stories 2018". SFilm.
- ^ "Morgan Neville to helm Netflix documentary on Orson Welles, 'The Other Side of the Wind' • Wellesnet | Orson Welles Web Resource". Wellesnet | Orson Welles Web Resource. 2017年05月15日. Retrieved 2018年08月24日.
- ^ "They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 20, 2020.