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The Immortal Story [VHS]

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This is an extremely rare, latter day film by Orson Welles. It was shot for French TV in 1968. It is only an hour long, but like most of Welles's films, it encompasses the world. Despite the fact that it was shot for French TV, it's in English (even though some supporting players are clearly speaking French, but they're dubbed in English). It's about a rich merchant (Welles) who lives alone. He's very rich, but morally and spiritually empty. He decides to make a story that every sailor tells come true. It's a boastful story, an "immortal" story, that sailors tell over and over again, but it never comes true, that's why people tell it. Despite Welles's vast wealth, the story doesn't really get "told" (I won't say anything further). The film is beautifully told, has a brilliant color scheme, and it's quite moving. I recently saw the film on TCM as part of rare Orson works, so if you can catch it, please do.