An aged, wealthy trader plots with his servant to recreate a maritime tall tale, using a local woman and an unknown sailor as actors.
Directed by Orson Welles
prostitute
legend
sexual fantasy
sailor
reenactment
merchant
macau
indecent proposal
unconventional arrangement
maritime history
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
Jeanne Moreau
Virginie Ducrot
Orson Welles
Charles Clay
Roger Coggio
Elishama Levinsky
Norman Eshley
Paul, the sailor
Fernando Rey
Merchant
Crew
Orson Welles
Director
Orson Welles
Screenplay
Willy Kurant
Director of Photography
Albina du Boisrouvray
Producer
Karen Blixen
Novel
Pierre Cardin
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
28 reviews
bunchaisinatra
8.0★ · 12/16/25
One of the best welles film yet.
One of the best welles film yet.
eva callealta
6.0★ · 10/15/25
o sea sí pero podría haberse duchado antes por lo menos
o sea sí pero podría haberse duchado antes por lo menos
Bryce
9.0★ · 08/10/25
This film looks amazing on a mobile device. I can't imagine how much better it would look on a wide theater screen. One shot that has stuck with me in this is the shot around the 18 Minute Mark with Jeanne on the couch in the light and then the room next to her being this cold grayish blue. I think that's to show the absence of her person in that room in my opinion amazing frame work from welles.
This film looks amazing on a mobile device. I can't imagine how much better it would look on a wide theater screen. One shot that has stuck with me in this is the shot around the 18 Minute Mark with Jeanne on the couch in the light and then the room next to her being this cold grayish blue. I think that's to show the absence of her person in that room in my opinion amazing frame work from welles.
Ted
9.0★ · 06/20/25
It’s good to think of the storms and the high seas
I wish we got a lot more color films by Welles. I love this a lot.
It’s good to think of the storms and the high seas
I wish we got a lot more color films by Welles. I love this a lot.
