So favorite Orson Welles film, anybody a big lover of him

He's like a more annoying version of Tarantino. Citizen Kane and The Trial are great though.

I'm a fan. My favorite film of his is Touch of Evil.

I've been utterly obsessed with Welles lately. And I've just recently finished the gamut of his filmography. And it wasn't a day later that we got the official announcement of The Other Side of the Wind. We're all lucky bastards. Btw, if you don't think Welles is a legendary figure, just check out "Voodoo Macbeth."

At any rate..... here's my rough ranking from what I've seen:

Citizen Kane

Touch of Evil
The Magnificent Ambersons
Othello
The Lady from Shanghai
The Immortal Story
Chimes at Midnight
F for Fake
The Trial

Mr. Arkadin
The Stranger
Macbeth

Kane is an all-time masterpiece. The 2nd block of films are his great films: all around an 8/10 for me. They're worth studying. And to think half of them suffered from more-of-less studio meddling. 3rd block are pretty-good, interesting, but flawed films. Arkadin is the one to note - it had production problems and major distribution problems, but there's also a very weak lead perf from Robert Arden, and a strained framing device. But the story is great and the film gets better as it goes along. Surprised it hasn't been remade yet.