The  Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center has eight Orson Welles-diretced films lined up this fall in honor of the centennial of his birth

Welles 100: The Maverick is a follow-up to the retrospective offered at the San Rafael, California, center in June. The emphasis is in Welles post 1940s output.

“One of the most ambitious and influential of all filmmakers, Orson Welles can’t be measured by commercial success. An independent filmmaker long before the term became familiar, he embraced the creative freedom of being away from Hollywood, although the difficulties of financing his projects impelled him to take actor-for-hire jobs. The constant search for production funds would dog his path for the rest of his life, until he passed away at his typewriter in October 1985,” organizers said in a statement. “Americans are generally unaware of the films he produced during these years, since few received proper distribution in the United States. As several scholars and critics have noted, much of his work is literally invisible to the public, fueling an erroneous image of Welles as lazy. He was constantly- even obsessively- working, whether it was film, theater, radio, or even television, a new medium in which he wanted to make his mark. While some of his projects remained unfinished, there are remarkable films to discover and cherish.”

Noted film historian Joseph McBride will present The Other Side of Orson on Nov. 19. McBride has written three books on Welles and has a role in the director’s still-unfinished The Other Side of the Wind.

The lineup, ticket information and directions may be found at rafaelfilm.cafilm.org/orson-welles-100-the-maverick

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