Someone to Love (1987 film)

Someone to Love
Directed by	Henry Jaglom
Produced by	Michael Jaglom M.H. Simonson Judith Wolinsky
Written by	Henry Jaglom
Starring	Orson Welles Henry Jaglom Andrea Marcovicci Michael Emil
Distributed by	Castle Hill Productions Inc.
Release dates	1987 (1987)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Someone to Love is a 1987 comedy film directed by Henry Jaglom. It was Orson Welles' final live action film appearance, released after his death but produced before his voice-over in The Transformers: The Movie, his final film performance.

The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

The film is a pseudo-documentary about a filmmaker who throws a Valentine's Day party at an old theater that is about to be demolished. The filmmaker invites numerous single friends, including his brother, the real estate agent who sold the theater to a developer who is going to build a modern shopping mall, to the party and then quizzes them on camera about their lives, failed relationships, intimacy issues, and loneliness.

Cast

• Orson Welles as Himself
• Henry Jaglom as Danny Sapir
• Andrea Marcovicci as Helene Eugene
• Michael Emil as Mickey Sapir
• Sally Kellerman as Edith Helm
• Oja Kodar as Yolena
• Stephen Bishop as Blue
• David Frishberg as Harry
• Miles Kreuger as Theatre Manager
• Bjorke Andersun as Truck Driver

See also

• Your Name Here – a 2015 Canadian docufiction film directed by B. P. Paquette featuring dozens of amateur actors and that examines the art and craft of movie acting, and the desire for movie stardom.
• Hello Cinema – a 1995 Iranian docufiction film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf that shows various everyday people being auditioned and explaining their reason for wanting to act in a film.
• Filming Othello – a 1978 documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the making of his award-winning 1952 production Othello.
• F for Fake – the last major film completed by Orson Welles, who directed, co-wrote, and starred in the film, which is loosely a documentary that operates in several different genres and has been described as a kind of film essay.

External links

• Someone to Love at IMDb
• Someone to Love at Rotten Tomatoes