"Me and Orson Welles" by Richard Linklater

The career of American director Richard Linklater, subject of a complete retrospective at the Film Museum in 2007, has only been sketchily attended to in this country. As is the case with several of his other films, his latest work has not been released in Austrian theaters: Me and Orson Welles (2008), a stunningly soulful tragicomedy about art, love, dreams, ambition and ego. The film narrates the turbulent weeks leading up to the 1937 premiere of Orson Welles’ legendary (and lovingly recreated) production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at the Mercury Theater in New York City. The film stars Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Eddie Marsan, known for his work with Mike Leigh, and Christian McKay in a bravura performance as Welles.