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The Other Side of the Wind

  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Peter Bogdanovich, John Huston, and Susan Strasberg in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
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A Hollywood director emerges from semi-exile with plans to complete work on an innovative motion picture.A Hollywood director emerges from semi-exile with plans to complete work on an innovative motion picture.A Hollywood director emerges from semi-exile with plans to complete work on an innovative motion picture.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
7.3K
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  • Director
    • Orson Welles
  • Writers
    • Orson Welles
    • Oja Kodar
  • Stars
    • John Huston
    • Oja Kodar
    • Peter Bogdanovich
Top credits
  • Director
    • Orson Welles
  • Writers
    • Orson Welles
    • Oja Kodar
  • Stars
    • John Huston
    • Oja Kodar
    • Peter Bogdanovich
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 95User reviews
    • 103Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 9 nominations

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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:29
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    Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich, Cybill Shepherd, Gary Graver, and Oja Kodar in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich, Gary Graver, and Oja Kodar in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich, Gary Graver, and Oja Kodar in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    Orson Welles and Oja Kodar in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    Peter Bogdanovich and John Huston in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    Oja Kodar in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    Filip Jan Rymsza at an event for The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    Peter Bogdanovich and Norman Foster in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    Oja Kodar in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    Cameron Mitchell in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    John Huston in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)

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    John Huston
    John Huston
    • Jake Hannafordas Jake Hannaford
    Oja Kodar
    Oja Kodar
    • The Actressas The Actress
    Peter Bogdanovich
    Peter Bogdanovich
    • Brooks Otterlakeas Brooks Otterlake
    Susan Strasberg
    Susan Strasberg
    • Julie Richas Julie Rich
    Norman Foster
    Norman Foster
    • Billy Boyleas Billy Boyle
    Robert Random
    Robert Random
    • John Daleas John Dale
    • (as Bob Random)
    Lilli Palmer
    Lilli Palmer
    • Zarah Valeskaas Zarah Valeska
    Edmond O'Brien
    Edmond O'Brien
    • Pat Mullinsas Pat Mullins
    Mercedes McCambridge
    Mercedes McCambridge
    • Maggie Noonanas Maggie Noonan
    Cameron Mitchell
    Cameron Mitchell
    • Zimmeras Zimmer
    Paul Stewart
    Paul Stewart
    • Matt Costelloas Matt Costello
    Gregory Sierra
    Gregory Sierra
    • Jack Simonas Jack Simon
    Tonio Selwart
    • The Baronas The Baron
    Dan Tobin
    Dan Tobin
    • Dr. Burroughsas Dr. Burroughs
    John Carroll
    John Carroll
    • Lou Martinas Lou Martin
    Stafford Repp
    Stafford Repp
    • Al Dennyas Al Denny
    Geoffrey Land
    Geoffrey Land
    • Max Davidas Max David
    Henry Jaglom
    Henry Jaglom
    • Henry Jaglomas Henry Jaglom
    • Director
      • Orson Welles
    • Writers
      • Orson Welles
      • Oja Kodar
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    • Trivia
      Filmed between 1970 and 1976, with editing continuing into the 80s. Welles left behind nearly 100 hours of footage and a workprint consisting of assemblies and a few edited scenes.
    • Goofs
      In one confrontational scene, Brooks Otterlake, who Gregory Sierra's character, Jack Simon, refers to as, "Kid", is simultaneously Peter Bogdanovich and Rich Little. This is small overlap is because Rich Little was originally cast as the black turtleneck wearing, voice imitating director, Brooks Otterlake. However Bogdanovich replaced him, and Little's part was reduced to that of a Party Guest.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Jake Hannaford: Who knows, maybe you can stare too hard at something, huh? Drain out the virtue, suck out the living juice. You shoot the great places and the pretty people... All those girls and boys. Shoot 'em dead.

    • Crazy credits
      After the end credits, Hannaford's voice is heard saying "Cut"
    • Connections
      Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Orson Welles (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Les Délinquants
      Written and performed by Michel Legrand

      Published by WB Music Corp. o/b/o Productions,

      Michel Legrand + Editions Royalty

      Courtesy of Decca Records France

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews95

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Disappointing
    A famed, and infamous, movie director, JJ Hannaford, dies in a car accident. He was about to release his latest movie and a documentary camera crew had been following him around in the days preceding his death. We see the events leading up to his death, the careers Hannaford destroyed, the enemies he made and his last film, The Other Side of the Wind.

    Written and directed by the great Orson Welles, this movie has taken nearly 50 years to be released. Welles started shooting it in 1970 and by his death in 1985 it had not been released. Production issues and politics prevented this. Now, in 2018, Netflix has released it. Being a huge fan of Orson Welles, the thought of seeing his long-dormant final film released was an exciting one.

    However, the final product is quite disappointing. It looks and feels unfinished, a mashup of random scenes. While watching I thought that this was due to the film being in an unedited state when Welles died and it was edited to the final version after his death. Turns out the final version had already been edited by Welles, so we can't blame Netflix's production team.

    The film-within-a-film element was initially intriguing but is ultimately confusing. What is part of Hannaford's film and what is Welles's film? Are the pretentious, trippy, hippy sequences and the gratuitous nudity and sex scenes Welles trying to appeal to early-70s arty audiences or his take on the pretentiousness of modern movies?

    I would like to think that one of the themes of the movie is the pretentiousness of Hollywood, so will give Welles the benefit of the doubt on the content. However, it does become a jarring, disconcerting experience when you have seemingly-gratuitous scenes like those thrown randomly into the movie.

    This said, it is not all bad. Welles's take on Hollywood, its movies and the pretentiousness of the times is well directed (if, indeed, that was his aim. It's so difficult to tell). The mystery surrounding John Dale adds intrigue. The story of JJ Hannaford is interesting and John Huston is perfect in the role. He pretty much just had to play himself!

    Even here, however, Welles overeggs the pudding. I would have been more engaged in the Hannaford story if there weren't so many scenes that added nothing to plot or character development. So many scenes that just take up space and so much long, pointless dialogue. There's no momentum to the movie at all and the ending is a damp squib.
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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Iran
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Phía Bên Kia Cơn Gió
    • Filming locations
      • Southwestern Studios, Carefree, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Royal Road Entertainment
      • Les Films de l'Astrophore
      • SACI
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      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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