THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI

Orson WELLES
  • 2015
  • Cannes Classics
  • Tribute

One night, Michael O’Hara, an Irish sailor, saves a mysterious and beautiful woman from an assault. After a brief conversation, she disappears into the night. Later, Michael gets a job on Arthur Bannister’s yacht, a wealthy lawyer and the husband of the woman he saved, Elsa Bannister. Michael soon becomes Elsa’s lover. Gradually, he finds himself embroiled in a complex story of love, lies and murder…

Written, produced, directed and starring one of the most enduring figures of cinema, Orson Welles, The Lady from Shanghai is back in a superb 4K restoration.

Directed by : Orson WELLES
Year of production: 1948
Country: United States
Durée : 87 minutes

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BY SIDNEY LUMET

BY SIDNEY LUMET

Nancy BUIRSKI
CITIZEN KANE

CITIZEN KANE

Orson WELLES
INSIANG

INSIANG

Lino BROCKA
JAG ÄR INGRID.

JAG ÄR INGRID.

Stig BJÖRKMAN
JINGI NAKI TATAKAI

JINGI NAKI TATAKAI

Kinji FUKASAKU
LA MARSEILLAISE

LA MARSEILLAISE

Jean RENOIR
LA NOIRE DE…

LA NOIRE DE…

Ousmane SEMBENE
LES ORDRES

LES ORDRES

Michel BRAULT
LES YEUX BRÛLÉS

LES YEUX BRÛLÉS

Laurent ROTH
LUMIÈRE !

LUMIÈRE !

Louis LUMIERE
MARIUS

MARIUS

Alexander KORDA
MORE

MORE

Barbet SCHROEDER
PANIQUE

PANIQUE

Julien DUVIVIER
ROCCO E I SUOI FRATELLI

ROCCO E I SUOI FRATELLI

Luchino VISCONTI
SEMBENE!

SEMBENE!

Jason SILVERMAN, Samba GADJIGO
STEVE MCQUEEN: THE MAN & LE MANS

STEVE MCQUEEN: THE MAN & LE MANS

John MCKENNA, Gabriel CLARKE
SUR

SUR

Fernando Ezequiel SOLANAS
SZEGÉNYLEGÉNYEK

SZEGÉNYLEGÉNYEK

Miklós JANCSÓ
THIS IS ORSON WELLES

THIS IS ORSON WELLES

Clara KUPERBERG, Julia KUPERBERG
XIA NU

XIA NU

King HU
Z

Z

COSTA-GAVRAS
ZANGIKU MONOGATARI

ZANGIKU MONOGATARI

Kenji MIZOGUCHI