The Immortal Story

The Immortal Story French Une histoire immortelle is a 1968 French film directed by Orson Welles and starring Jeanne Moreau. The film was originally broadcast on French television and was later released in theaters. It was based on a short story by the Danish writer Karen Blixen more widely known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. With a running time of 60 minutes, it is the shortest feature film directed by Welles.

Orson Welles was a selfprofessed admirer of the writing of Karen Blixen and, at one point, announced plans to create a series of films based on her writing. The Immortal Story is a short story first published in Anecdotes of Destiny and Ehrengard a collection of short stories by Blixen. Originally The Immortal Story was meant to be half of a twopart anthology film, with the second half based on the Blixen story The Deluge at Nordenay. However, the second film was cancelled when Welles raised concerns about the professionalism of his crew in Budapest, Hungary, where production was to have taken place.Welles received financing from Organisation RadioTlvision Franaise to create The Immortal Story for premiere presentation on French television, to be followed by theatrical release in France and other countries. As part of the financing, Welles was contractually obligated to shoot the film in color. Welles was not a fan of color cinematography, and in one interview he stated Color enhances the set, the scenery, the costumes, but mysteriously enough it only detracts from the actors. Today it is impossible to name one outstanding performance by an actor in a color film. ........

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