The Trial Orson Welles

in 1962, welles directed adaptation of trial, based on novel franz kafka , produced michael , alexander salkind. cast included anthony perkins josef k, jeanne moreau, romy schneider, paola mori , akim tamiroff. while filming exteriors in zagreb, welles informed salkinds had run out of money, meaning there no set construction. no stranger shooting on found locations, welles filmed interiors in gare d orsay, @ time abandoned railway station in paris. welles thought location possessed jules verne modernism , melancholy sense of waiting , both suitable kafka. remain in spirit of kafka welles set cutting room film editor, frederick muller (as fritz muller), in old un-used, cold, depressing, station master office. film failed @ box-office. peter bogdanovich later observe welles found film riotously funny. welles told bbc interviewer best film. while filming trial welles met oja kodar, later became mistress , collaborator last 20 years of life.

welles played film director in la ricotta (1963), pier paolo pasolini s segment of ro.go.pa.g. movie, although renowned voice dubbed italian writer giorgio bassani. continued taking work find acting, narrating or hosting other people s work, , began filming chimes @ midnight, completed in 1966.