Someone to Love (1987 film)
Someone to Love is a 1987 comedy film directed by Henry Jaglom. It was Orson Welles' final live action film appearance, released after his death but produced before his voice-over in The Transformers: The Movie, his final film performance.
| Someone to Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Jaglom |
| Produced by | Michael Jaglom M.H. Simonson Judith Wolinsky |
| Written by | Henry Jaglom |
| Starring | Orson Welles Henry Jaglom Andrea Marcovicci Michael Emil |
| Distributed by | Castle Hill Productions Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
The film is a pseudo-documentary about a filmmaker who throws a Valentine's Day party at an old theater that is about to be demolished. The filmmaker invites numerous single friends, including his brother, the real estate agent who sold the theater to a developer who is going to build a modern shopping mall, to the party and then quizzes them on camera about their lives, failed relationships, intimacy issues, and loneliness.
Cast
- Orson Welles as Himself
- Henry Jaglom as Danny Sapir
- Andrea Marcovicci as Helene Eugene
- Michael Emil as Mickey Sapir
- Sally Kellerman as Edith Helm
- Oja Kodar as Yolena
- Stephen Bishop as Blue
- David Frishberg as Harry
- Miles Kreuger as Theatre Manager
- Bjorke Andersun as Truck Driver
See also
- Your Name Here – a 2015 Canadian docufiction film directed by B. P. Paquette featuring dozens of amateur actors and that examines the art and craft of movie acting, and the desire for movie stardom.
- Hello Cinema – a 1995 Iranian docufiction film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf that shows various everyday people being auditioned and explaining their reason for wanting to act in a film.
- Filming Othello – a 1978 documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the making of his award-winning 1952 production Othello.
- F for Fake – the last major film completed by Orson Welles, who directed, co-wrote, and starred in the film, which is loosely a documentary that operates in several different genres and has been described as a kind of film essay.
References
- "Festival de Cannes: Someone to Love". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-23.