Friday, November 6, 2009

Me and Orson Welles (2009)

Directed by: Richard Linklater
Produced by: Ann Carli, Richard Linklater, Marc Samuelson
Written by: Robert Kaplow (novel), Holly Gent Palmo, Vincent Palmo Jr. (screenplay)
Starring: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Ben Chaplin
Genre: Drama, Romance,
Distributed by: Freestyle Releasing
Release date:
November 25, 2009
Running time:
107 min.
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Rated:
PG-13

Synopsis:
In New York in 1937, seventeen-year-old Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) meets theatre director Orson Welles (Christian McKay), whom he convinces to give him the role of Lucillus in Julius Caesar, Broadway's first Shakespearean production. Welles, who is having an extramarital affair with the leading actress while his wife is pregnant, couples Richard with production assistant Sonja Jones (Claire Danes) to rehearse. Welles decides the entire production crew would benefit from a coupling game, and Richard cheats to ensure he is paired with Sonja.

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