Yesterday we were saddened to hear of the passing of Jeanne Moreau, iconic French cinema actress, director and muse. Her contributions to the world of cinema have been immense and we are all privileged to have her work in our lives.
In 1965 Orson Welles concocted a film from a pastiche of Shakespeare plays and other sources and called it: Chimes At Midnight. The role of Sir John Falstaff was arguably the best on-screen performance of Welles’ career. Jeanne Moreau played Doll Tearsheet, a prostitute and paramour to Falstaff. John Gielgud also appears as King Henry IV.
You can find a special screening of Chimes At Midnight on GoFlow Streaming TV.
And here, excerpted from the BBC Arena series, is an interview with Moreau and Welles.