''They'll Love Me When I'm Dead'' is a 2018 American

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

, directed by

Morgan Neville Morgan Neville (born October 10, 1967) is an American film producer, director and writer. His acclaimed film '' 20 Feet from Stardom'' won him the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2014 as well as a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. H ...

. It documents the ill-fated production of ''

The Other Side of the Wind ''The Other Side of the Wind'' is a 2018 satirical drama film, directed, co-written, co-produced and co-edited by Orson Welles, and posthumously released in 2018 after forty-eight years in development. The film stars John Huston, Bob Random, Pe ...

'', directed by

Orson Welles George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...

. The film had its world premiere at the

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on August 30, 2018. It was released on November 2, 2018, by

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Cast

Alan Cumming Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a British actor. His London stage appearances include ''Hamlet'', the Maniac in ''Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' (for which he received an Olivier Award), the lead in '' Bent'', The National Theatre o ...

(narrator) *

Peter Bogdanovich Peter Bogdanovich (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. One of the "New Hollywood" directors, Bogdanovich started as a film journalist until he was hired to work on R ...

*Steve Ecclesine *Howard Grossman *

Danny Huston Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an Italian-born American actor and film director. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and the half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston. He is known for h ...

Oja Kodar Oja Kodar ( ; born Olga Palinkaš; 1941) is a Croatian actress, screenwriter and director known as Orson Welles's romantic partner during the later years of his life. Personal life Olga Palinkaš was born in Zagreb to a Hungarian father and a ...

Rich Little Richard Caruthers Little (born November 26, 1938) is a Canadian-American Impressionist (entertainment), impressionist and voice actor. Sometimes known as the "Man of a Thousand Voices", Little has recorded nine comedy albums and made numerous tel ...

* Frank Marshall *

Cybill Shepherd Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress and former model. Her film debut and breakthrough role came as Jacy Farrow in Peter Bogdanovich's coming-of-age drama ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971) alongside Jeff Bridges. ...

Beatrice Welles Beatrice Giuditta Welles (also known as Beatrice Mori di Gerfalco Welles; born November 13, 1955) is an American former child actress, known for her roles in the film '' Chimes at Midnight'' (1966) and the documentary travelogue ''In the Land of ...

Production

In May 2017, it was announced

would direct a documentary film on the making of the

' film ''

''. It was produced by Neville,

Josh Karp Josh Karp (born October 22, 1966) is a journalist and author. He lives in suburban Chicago, Illinois, with his wife, Susan, and their four sons. A journalist, writer and film producer. His first book, ''A Futile and Stupid Gesture,'' won best bio ...

, Korelan Matteson and

Filip Jan Rymsza Filip Jan Rymsza (born December 29, 1977) is a Polish-born filmmaker and writer. He is best known for, along with fellow producer Frank Marshall, spearheading the successful completion of Orson Welles' last major work, ''The Other Side of the Wi ...

distributed the film and it debuted on the streaming service on November 2, 2018.

Release

The documentary had its premieres at the

and

Telluride Film Festival The Telluride Film Festival (TFF) is a film festival held annually in Telluride, Colorado during Labor Day weekend (the first Monday in September). The 49th edition took place on September 2 -6, 2022. History First held on 30 August 1974, th ...

on August 30, 2018. It was later screened at

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in October 2018. On November 1, 2018, it opened SFFILM's Doc Stories Film Series in San Francisco. ''They'll Love Me When I'm Dead'', which takes its name from a prophetic comment Welles made to Peter Bogdanovich, centers on Welles' return to the U.S. in the early 1970s to shoot his ill-fated Hollywood comeback film. The documentary concludes with his death in October 1985. "Welles is the protagonist of my documentary," Neville said. " 'The Other Side of the Wind''is so autobiographical, even though he said it was not."

Critical reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of , based on reviews with an average rating of . The website's critic consensus reads: "''They'll Love Me When I'm Dead'' opens an entertaining window into the creative process – and late-period professional travails – of a brilliant filmmaker."

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gives the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

References

External links

* {{Orson Welles 2018 films American documentary films Films directed by Morgan Neville Netflix original documentary films Documentary films about Orson Welles Documentary films about films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films