Me and Orson Welles (2008)

Directed by

Richard Linklater

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 211 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenager in 1937 New York gets cast in Orson Welles's stage production of Julius Caesar. He falls for a production assistant while navigating the chaos of the theater world and Welles's demanding personality.

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What happens

Me and Orson Welles is a 2008 period drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay, and Claire Danes. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to perform in Orson Welles's groundbreaking stage adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar who becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant. The film was shot in London and New York and on the Isle of Man in February, March and April 2008, and was released in the United States on November 25, 2009, and the United Kingdom on December 4, 2009. The film received generally positive reviews. McKay's portrayal of Welles was recognized with a multitude of accolades, and Me and Orson Welles was named one of the top ten independent films of the year by the National Board of Review. The film was box office disappointment, grossing $2.3 million against a budget of $25 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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