Too Much Johnson Rediscovered

3/3/14

We are proud to present the West Coast premiere of Mercury Theatre's recently rediscovered Too Much Johnson (1938), directed by Orson Welles for the Mercury's stage production of the nineteenth-century play. Plus a home movie from the BAM/PFA Collection that shows Welles directing the film.

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Too Much Johnson
Monday, March 3 7pm
Orson Welles (U.S., 1938) West Coast Premiere! Judith Rosenberg on piano. Paolo Cherchi Usai in person. Recently discovered in Italy and superbly restored by George Eastman House, the Mercury Theatre's Too Much Johnson reveals Orson Welles, pre-Citizen Kane. “A major rediscovery . . . that deeply traces the roots of Welles's art, both stylistically and thematically” (Richard Brody, The New Yorker). With short, Myron Falk Home Movie. (69 mins)
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Too Much Johnson Rediscovered

3/3/14

“A major rediscovery . . . that deeply traces the roots of Welles's art, both stylistically and thematically.”-Richard Brody, The New Yorker

Special admission prices apply: BAM/PFA members, UC Berkeley students: $15; General admission: $20; Non-UC Berkeley students, 65 & over, 17 & under, disabled persons: $17

Our deep appreciation goes to George Eastman House, the National Film Preservation Foundation, La Cineteca del Friuli, and Cinemazero. We are grateful to the family of Myron Falk for their gift of a very special home movie.