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 |
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 2019-01-18.
- ^ "Tremolo Productions | Film | They'll Love Me When I'm Dead". Tremolo Productions. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ^ 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 (2018-09-03). "Telluride update: 'They'll Love Me When I'm Dead' reveals Orson Welles doing 'groundbreaking work' late in his career". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ^ 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. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ "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.