My Lunches with Orson

Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles

Pages: 336
Published: 2013
Language: English

This book offers an intimate look into the mind of legendary filmmaker Orson Welles through a series of candid conversations. Over many lunches, Peter Biskind captures Welles's reflections on his life, career, and the art of filmmaking. It provides a unique and personal perspective on one of cinema's most iconic figures.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Informative Reflective Intellectual

Mentor Figure

Biography & Memoir

Peter Biskind

Peter Biskind writes about film history and American culture. He is best known for Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, a look at 1970s Hollywood, and Mis almuerzos con Orson Welles. His other works include Cinema Nation and The Eve of Destruction.