Director Rian Johnson told '' Vanity Fair '' in April 2018 he had seen a 117-minute edit — minus its Michel Legrand score — twice , including a screening in Santa Monica , California , on January 16 , 2018 , with Quentin Tarantino , Alexander Payne and other VIPs , who " were all gobsmacked . " On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 82 % , based on 82 reviews with an average rating of 7.4 / 10 . The website 's critic consensus reads : " A satisfying must-watch for diehard cineastes , '' The Other Side of the Wind '' offers the opportunity to witness a long-lost chapter in a brilliant filmmaker 's career . " Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 , based on 29 critics , indicating " generally favorable reviews . ” Film critic and author of '' Orson Welles in Italy '' Alberto Anile , who watched the film at its premiere during the 75th Venice International Film Festival , called it " one of Welles 's major works . " Film historian and actor in the film Joseph McBride confessed : " The final result exceeds even my high expectations . " The film was included on dozens of Best Films of 2018 lists , including Sight & Sound , Film Comment , The Hollywood Reporter , The Los Angeles Times and Vanity Fair . It received awards from the National Board of Review , National Society of Film Critics , Los Angeles Film Critics Association , San Francisco Film Critics Circle and others
75th Venice International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
The Other Side of the Wind