Approximately 200,000 feet of Technicolor nitrate negative from Orson Welles's unfinished film project were dumped into the Pacific Ocean in the late 1960s.
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Approximately 200,000 feet of Technicolor nitrate negative from Orson Welles's unfinished film project were dumped into the Pacific Ocean in the late 1960s.
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Orson Welles directed segments of "It's All True" in Brazil during 1942, focusing on stories from local communities. The documentary features interviews and archival footage that detail Welles's ambitious plans for a three-part film about Latin America. It includes the "Carnaval" episode, which was filmed in Brazil, and "My Friend Bonito," directed by Norman Foster in Mexico. Filmmakers Richard Wilson, Bill Krohn, and Myron Meisel reconstruct Welles's vision while discussing the challenges that led to the project's abandonment.
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Why Watch
- See Orson Welles's unfinished Latin American stories.
- Find out about the lost footage of It's All True.
- Meet the filmmakers who revived Welles's project.
Did You Know
- Orson Welles's film was shot between 1941 and 1942 but never completed.
- Approximately 200,000 feet of footage was dumped into the Pacific Ocean.
- In 2000, an inventory showed 50,000 feet of the film had been preserved.
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What was the original purpose of the film It's All True?
It's All True was intended to be an anthology film by Orson Welles, comprising three stories about Latin America.
How much footage from It's All True was preserved?
Approximately 50,000 feet of It's All True had been preserved, with about 130,045 feet of deteriorating nitrate not yet preserved.
Which organization named It's All True the Best Non-Fiction Film of the year?
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association named It's All True the year's Best Non-Fiction Film.
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