The Immortal Story (Criterion Collection)

Orson Welles’ final completed fictional feature was this dark adaptation of an Isak Dinesen novel produced for French television. The director stars as a wealthy, cantankerous merchant living on the island of Macao in the late 19th century, whose fixation with a regional legend has fateful repercussions for a local courtesan (Jeanne Moreau). Fernando Rey, Norman Eshley co-star. 58 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English (Dubbed) Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; bonus documentary "Portrait: Orson Welles" (1968); featurettes. In French with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.