Someone to Love (1987 film) explained

Someone to Love
Director:	Henry Jaglom
Starring:	Orson Welles Henry Jaglom Andrea Marcovicci Michael Emil
Producer:	Michael Jaglom M.H. Simonson Judith Wolinsky
Distributor:	Castle Hill Productions Inc.
Runtime:	111 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Someone to Love is a 1987 comedy film directed by Henry Jaglom. It was Orson Welles' final live action film appearance, released two years after his death but produced before his voice-over in , his final film performance.

The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

The film is a pseudo-documentary about a filmmaker who throws a Valentine's Day party at an old theater that is about to be demolished. The filmmaker invites numerous single friends, including his brother, the real estate agent who sold the theater to a developer who is going to build a modern shopping mall, to the party and then quizzes them on camera about their lives, failed relationships, intimacy issues, and loneliness.

Cast

• Orson Welles as himself
• Henry Jaglom as Danny Sapir
• Andrea Marcovicci as Helene Eugene
• Michael Emil as Mickey Sapir
• Sally Kellerman as Edith Helm
• Oja Kodar as Yolena
• Stephen Bishop as Blue
• David Frishberg as Harry
• Miles Kreuger as Theatre Manager
• Bjorke Andersun as Truck Driver

See also

• Your Name Here – a 2015 Canadian docufiction film directed by B. P. Paquette featuring dozens of amateur actors and that examines the art and craft of movie acting, and the desire for movie stardom.
• Hello Cinema – a 1995 Iranian docufiction film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf that shows various everyday people being auditioned and explaining their reason for wanting to act in a film.
• Filming Othello – a 1978 documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the making of his award-winning 1952 production Othello.
• F for Fake – the last major film completed by Orson Welles, who directed, co-wrote, and starred in the film, which is loosely a documentary that operates in several different genres and has been described as a kind of film essay.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Someone to Love . 2009-07-23. festival-cannes.com.