Return to glennascaul 1953 a blog for classic film. Any film buff knows the pleasures of turner classic movies tcm the cable. Cette legende raconte une etrange aussi arrive sur ce site. Welles is the narrator, and plays himself in the framing section. Return to glennascaul short ghost film the nightmare. Amusing, he says hes not going to be around for long, hes busy making othello after all.
Return to glennascaul return to glennascaul the criterion. Is anyone familiar with the 1951 although some list it 1953 short retrn to glennascaul, released to home video as orson welles ghost story. Not long ago, tcm featured return to glennascaul a 1953 movie by orson welles. Restoration funding provided by the film foundation and the hollywood foreign press association. It was written and directed by hilton edwards and features orson welles, who both narrates the film and acts in it. Orson welles made this difficult version of othello in the early 1950s on a shoestring budget in mogador, morocco despite actors walking off the production and other trials and tribulations. Return to glennascaul is a 1951 short film 22 minutes directed by hilton. But then when star michael laurence starts telling welles his story, welles cant let someone else do the narrating, so he takes over.
See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Join fandango vip for free it only takes a few seconds to join. An irish ghost story is brought to life when a stranded motorist named sean merriman michael laurence relates an eerie tale to orson welles. The moor of venice 1951, is driving in the irish countryside one night when he offers a ride to a man with car trouble. Return to glennascaul 23min short, horror, mystery 1953 usa orson welles, on break from filming othello, relates a tale he heard one spooky irish midnight not so long ago when, driving through the countryside, he picked up a man with car trouble who told of a strange encounter with two hitchhikers. A movie containing a scene where a man picks up two female hitchhikers, drives them home, they invite him in for tea and it results in no sex. Return to glennascaul orson welles ghost story a story. The complete schedule of macabre films turner classic movies will be running during october, 2018.
Hilton edwards return to glennascaul 1951 is a wonderfully creepy ghost story, very old fashioned perhaps, but all the better for that. Orson welles, taking a break from the filming of othello, is driving in the irish countryside one night when he offers a ride to a man with car trouble. Orson welles and michael laurence in return to glennascaul 1953 helena hughes. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing othello return to glennascaul near you.
Return to glennascaul is an irish 23minute live action short film from 1953, so this one has its 65th anniversary this year and while it was written and directed by hilton edwards, the most known name in here is of course orson welles, who plays himself, just a minor character though, but also shows up as the narrator in this little horror movie. The film is an atmospheric black and white tale of. During a break from filming othello in 1951, orson welles made a short film in dublin called return to glennascaul also known as orson welles ghost story based on the tale of a vanishing ghostly hitchhiker in the region which was nominated for an academy award. I saw it originally on one of those allnighters in a house of hashish heads during the late 80searly 90s and its stayed with me thereafter.
In other news, return to glennascaul is as frightening as a bowl of rice. Retour a glennascaul 1953 film complet en francais. In breaking with the usual pattern, the opening feature was followed by two short films. This short supernatural film featuring orson welles is a real treat for horror fans as well as anyone looking for a something unusual to watch on st. Vous pouvez regarder le film retour a glennascaul en streaming dans le. Skip to main content classics and discoveries from around the world, thematically programmed with special features, on a streaming service brought to you by the criterion collection. Movies movie r page 6 browse our list of movies from movie r page 6 to find complete information about the movies youre searching for. The film is 23 minutes long or sort of like a short story. In any case, think about return to glennascaul next time you decide to pick up two female hitchhikers i, for one, will be following orsons example. Sean explains about going to the home called glennascaul with two women he picked up on the road. Return to glennascaul short ghost film youtube selections.
For a better experience on mubi, update your browser. Return to glennascaul is your traditional oldfashioned ghost story visually told through george fleishmans excellent cinematography and a surprisingly tight script, penned by hilton edwards. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. It was written and directed by hilton edwards and produced by micheal mac liammoir for dublin gate theatre productions. To modern eyes, it may seem a little stilted, too reticent for its own good, but those with a taste for the more restrained school of horror, the one that values atmosphere over gore, a creepy sense of dread over inyouface action, will find much to enjoy in it.
Hes acting as a combination presenter and narrator. Return to glennascaul orson welles ghost story a story that is. Return to glennascaul, also known as orson welles ghost story, is a 1951 short film starring orson welles. It took the next three years for welles to complete othello, filming it in. Cases of murder and return to glennascaul are something of a treat for lovers of british film. Horror movies set in ireland that feature an irish cast are a rare commodity, which makes return to glennascaul 1953 all the more special. Actors micheal macliammoir and hilton edwards made this short film during a. Welles often said he owed his career to the gate and so was happy to appear in edwards film, a short ghost story titled return to glennascaul. Orson welles, taking a break from the filming of the tragedy of othello. A very well done short, almost mystical in its presentation.
Hilton edwards 2 february 1903 18 november 1982 was an englishborn irish actor, lighting designer and theatrical producer. The man tells him how some time ago, hed been flagged down by two women who asked for a ride back to their remote old house. The film european version the film usuk version audio commentary on the usuk version by filmmaker peter bogdanovich and orson welles scholar myron meise disc two filming othello 1979 documentary 83. Return to glennascaul, a 1953 short film made by actors micheal macliammoir. Somebody would give max landis the debut film and he would botch the screen play into oblivion. The plot is derived from the ubiquitous story of the vanishing hitchhiker. From cast lists to synopses, and from photos to trivia, we have all the info you need about movies from today, tomorrow, and yesterday. Remembering channel 4s monster horrors season 1986. Orson welles stars in return to glennascaul as himself. It is his return to glennascaul which makes up the supernatural aspect of this film. Return to glennascaul s story may be a bit thin, but writerdirector hilton edwards conjures up an extremely vivid atmosphere with his expert use of light and shadow and, most effective of all, a haunting solo harp score reminiscent of the famous zither music from the third man. It took the next three years for welles to complete othello, filming it in segments whenever.
Irish actor hilton edwards, by starring in edwards eerie short film, return to glennascaul, which is also called orson welles ghost story. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Orson welles, taking a break from the filming of othello, is driving in the irish countryside one night when he offers a ride to a man. A story that is told in dublin 1953 02011953 us horror, drama 23m user score.
Film director orson welles gives a lift to a man to man he encounters on a lonely irish road late one night. The film was nominated for an oscar in 1954, but lost out to bear country 1953, one of walt disneys tworeeler nature documentaries. Return to glennascaul is your traditional oldfashioned ghost story visually told through george fleishmans excellent cinematography and a. The complete schedule of macabre films turner movies.
Return to glennascaul is a 1951 short film 22 minutes directed by hilton edwards. The man relates a strange event that happened to him at the same location. Though he didnt do a lot of horror and fantasy, especially on film, orson welles does seem to have had a soft spot for the genre. Returning to glennascaul letters to ambrose merton. Orson welles, playing himself, picks up a hitchhiker who recounts a strange story. Welles, who also narrates, starts the story off on the set of what became his famous 1951 film adaptation of othello. Return to glennascaul 1951 has been presented at times as orson welles ghost story even though it was written and directed by welles friend, hilton edwards. Return to glennascaul s is a film directed by hilton edwards with orson welles, michael laurence, shelah richards, helena hughes. Return to glennascaul was shot in ireland in 1951 or 1952 sources differnote 1. Return to glennascaul 1953 orson welles ghost story. The film is an atmospheric black and white tale of a motorist who has a spooky latenight encounter with two female hitchhikers on the road to dublin. After production shuts down for the day welles leaves the set and starts driving home along a lonely country road. Return to glennascaul orson welles ghost story a story that is told in dublin.
No quotes approved yet for return to glennascaul orson welles ghost story a story that is told in dublin. I realize welles is just a player but, much like the third man, the short has a strong wellsian feel to it. Oscarnominated short film starring orson welles, who is told a ghost story by a hitchhiker he picks up while driving through the irish countryside. Buy three cases of murder dvd from amazons movies store. Irish horror films are a rare commodity, making return to glennescaul all the more important. The little known welles starring short return to glennascaul. Return to glennascaul 1953 in this short film, orson welles drives through the irish countryside and encounters a man on the side of the road with car trouble.
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