Storyline

In 1942, fresh off the success of "Citizen Kane," director Orson Welles journeys to Brazil to make a documentary. The unscripted look at bullfighting, the samba and three fisherman making a voyage of protest on the open sea stuns the studio with its daring storytelling and politics. The unfinished film is scuttled, and so is the director's career. The story of the debacle is told through interviews with Welles and others involved in the project, plus rarely viewed scenes from the documentary.

Plot Keywords

filmmaker, director, visionary, performer, townsperson, crew member, creative, disheartening, outlandish, intense, brazil, hollywood, calif., filmmaking, orson welles, hollywood, film history, artistic struggle, setbacks, quest, discovery, sacrifice, 1940s

Short Review

It is still a remarkable portrait of the fisherman's life, with its craft and dedication, and of people whose ravaged, hopeful faces speak to us across the years.

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