Analysis of Citizen Kane At the age of twenty-five‚ Orson Welles produced‚ co-wrote‚ directed‚ and starred in the film‚ Citizen Kane. Although it was a commercial failure‚ it was nominated for nine Academy Awards (winning one for writing) and was declared the number one movie of all time by the American Film Institute in 1998. This controversial film is said to be based on the real-life American icon and newspaper tycoon‚ William Randolph Hearst. America’s supposed number one movie may better be
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Orson Welles’ film Citizen Kane has been consistently ranked as one of the best films ever made. A masterpiece of technique and storytelling‚ the film helped to change Hollywood film-making and still exerts considerable influence today. However‚ at the time of its premiere in 1941‚ it was a commercial failure that spelled disaster for Welles’ Hollywood career. Citizen Kane tells the story of millionaire press magnate Charles Foster Kane (played by Welles). The film opens with Kane on his death bed
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Citizen Kane By many‚ Citizen Kane is one of the greatest films ever made. Orson Wells‚ at age 25‚ directed‚ produced‚ and starred in this film. Citizen Kane is a memorable film for countless reasons. The film brought about controversy because it fictionalized the life of William Randolph Hearst‚ a powerful newspaper publisher. The film draws remarkable parallels with his life and his relationship with his mistress. There is also speculation that the film is loosely based on Wells’ life
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The movie Citizen Kane was from 1941 starring Orson Wells who directed and co-wrote the script. This movie was about a man named Charles Foster Kane. Charles Foster Kane was a newspaper tycoon. He was like by many and hated by some. This movie was partly based on the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst‚ Chicago tycoons Samuel Insull and Harold Mc Cormick and aspects of Welles’s own life. The movie focuses on Mr. Kane life and what did the last words he spoke on this death
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Citizen Kane is a very well put together film that re-lives‚ in detail‚ the life of Charles Foster Kane and his endeavor. The movie does an extremely good job at illustrating the on going desire of the American dream‚ as well as revealing the obstacles in honoring and telling the story of a man. In addition to this‚ there are multiple shots and sequences that put the film a league of it’s own‚ especially for its time. Mr. Kane was a man who appeared to be very true to himself‚ he did what made
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storytelling of Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Word Count: Max 600words. In this long shot we see Kane’s mother in the foreground is sigining the documents for Kane to be taken by the banker. Kane however is in the background playing with the snow. It shows the innocence in Kane who is playing happily in the snow and unaware of what is happening to his future. The mother is the one signing the documents which demostrates little love for her child over herself which in course leads kane to crave love more
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ENGL 1201 October 30‚ 2012 Frame from Citizen Kane Citizen Kane‚ directed and written by Orson Welles in 1941. Charles Kane is the publisher of the New York Inquirer. He is a very wealthy man that is hungry for money and power. He is a very famous and well respected man who thrives to get on top. He is married to the daughter of the president of the U.S. but he wants more. He then runs for governor against James Getty’s. Kane is married to Emily Kane‚ at the same time he is also having an affair
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Expressionism and Realism Mixture in The Last Laugh and Citizen Kane One of the greatest expressionism and realism film- The Last Laugh- directed by German Director F.W Murnau‚ was released in December 1924. The exaggerated camera shots in this film give the audience a strong sense of anger‚ disappointment‚ and compassion of the Hotelportier. Facial expression and characters’ action stick out from the film. Selection of the camera settings are mostly set on the street or the apartment which
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Professor Lauder Philosophy 3920 7 February 2013 An Analysis of Citizen Kane For those who have never seen an old film in its entirety‚ Citizen Kane makes for a good one to start with. For two and a half hours Orson Welles takes one through the life journey of Charles Kane. The overall theme of this movie is that one simply cannot control everything around them and Welles exemplifies that through his character Kane. The character Kane started life in poverty and ended it in wealth. Throughout his
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---Citizen Kane Charles Foster Kane was born of humble origins. There was a mine given to his family which eventually happened to be rich in gold‚ and he became the owner at age twenty five. To give a better future for Charles Foster Kane‚ his parents legally gave him over to Thatcher‚ who raised him in luxury until he became an adult. But Kane immensely hated Thatcher for taking him away from his family. He attended a lot of colleges‚ which all expelled him‚ including Princeton‚ Harvard‚ Yale
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