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Mr. Arkadin (1955)
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"What a disapointment. To use Edwin's catchphrase, I was really jazzed up to see "The Comprehensive Version" of Mr. Arkadin, one of Orson Welles' hardest to find films. After all the effort, and years of waiting, this hardcore Welles fan discoverd out that its the director's worst movie. A "comprehensive", restored version of the film was long overdue. After he completed shooting the film, Welles (as was sadly often the case during his lifetime) was taken of the production and it was edited by others. Making the matter more confusing is that no less than five (you read that right) different versions of the film existsed. The restorers did their best to cut the film to Welles' wishes, but this was made problematic by the fact that he left no detailed written information about how the movie should edited, unlike Touch of Evil. The Critierian DVD freely admits that this cut of the film is a "best guess" and nothing more. Having seen none of the other versions, I can't compare it ... "
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