Recent generations of film buffs and critics have done impressive work repairing what was a fractured view of Orson Welles' career, both in front of and behind the camera. Moving straight from his pioneering work in Citizen Kane and The Third Man to his days as a slurring pitchman hawking wine no longer seems appropriate; what has emerged instead is a much more complex assessment of Welles' lengthy career in show business.

Orson Welles at 100, the retrospective that kicks off this Saturday at the NW Film Center, brings together a wide array of movies that reflect our current understanding of Welles' work as director and actor. This overview takes into account works that made him a legend, like 1941's Kane and his infamously troubled masterpiece The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), while also offering up less-appreciated gems.

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