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    In the film Citizen Kane‚ Herman J. Mankewicz and Orson Welles are the screenwriters. The genre for this film falls under drama and mystery. Throughout the film there were many lines from Jedediah Leland that contain a strong and powerful significant. A line that stood out the most was stated by Jedediah Leland he mentions‚ “That’s all he ever wanted out of life was love. That’s the tragedy of Charles Foster Kane. You see‚ he just did not have any to give.” From this line I can interpret that Jedediah

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    Citizen Kane (1941)‚ which is considered as the groundbreaking movie in the history of filmmaking is no doubt the most brilliant movie. This movie is the masterpiece of Mr. Orson Welles. Welles did not only written‚ directed and produced Citizen Kane but also played lead role in the movie. The movie is about the last word spoken by the famous American millionaire and newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane. In the whole movie‚ group of reporters try to solve the mystery behind the last word of Charles

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    Citizen Kane is a film which incorporates a whole range of themes and techniques‚ some more than others. A main theme presented throughout the film by Orson Welles is ‘What is lost‚ cannot be found’. Welles presents this theme thoroughly through his use of symbolism of Kane’s Sled‚ the brilliant use of camera angles‚ as well as the simple use of dialogue to represent Kane’s feelings. These three components used by Welles provides the audience with the key theme of a man having everything he wanted

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    Citizen Kane (1941‚ Orson Wells) was a very insightful movie. There could be much to write about on the narrative of this movie and has been for years. I am going to first write about the development of Charles Foster Kane. When we are first really introduced to him and his goals we meet him in Mr. Thatchers office where he turns down many wealthy holdings he was entitled to. Instead‚ Kane asks to run a newspaper. His reasoning is that he wants to “look after the interests of the underprivileged

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    Reaction to Citizen Kane movie The movie Citizen Kane was an interesting and thought provoking movie. Set in the early 1940’s this movie was about a man named Charles Foster Kane‚ a multimillionaire newspaper writer for a company called RKO. This movie portrays the life of an extremely wealthy man and his life endeavors. With many up’s and downs‚ twists and turns Orson Welles crafts a movie of the ages. Where else is there a better place to start then childhood? Charles Kane was raised in

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    jealousy‚ or pride; then you would be one powerful figure in history and life today. This is the job of a Director. Their talents and capabilities are an artform of leadership and individuality that can influence a nation if not the world. In the film Citizen Kane‚ Orson Welles directs the stage to illustrate the story of how sometimes life places you on a path that you don’t want or desire. With outstanding cinematography and personal style‚ Orson Welles emphasizes that Power and acceptance can be bought

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    Katherine Allegro 9/26/11 Citizen Kane Reflection Prof. Brandt ART 206 Citizen Kane Reflection First watching Citizen Kane‚ with not much background knowledge‚ it was unclear why this film is rated the best movie of all time by the American Film Institute. After watching the movie a second time with more knowledge and commentary‚ the reasons started to become more clear. Orson Welles had a brilliant vision for the movie‚ and it was all obtained through his innovative filming techniques

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    Citizen Kane Speech Brandy Winstead Eng 102 Week One Examples of Bias in the speech: The speech "Charles Foster Kane Campaigns for Governor‚" is rife with bias‚ full of fallacies‚ and uses numerous rhetorical devices‚ yet comes across as a very convincing argument for Kane as Governor nonetheless! In the speech’s first section‚ when the campaign manager is talking‚ we see an example of bias toward Boss Jim Gettys. The campaign manager shows bias in favor of Kane against Jim Gettys‚ also

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    Aesthetics In Citizen Kane

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    The film “Citizen Kane” used many different types of aesthetics to portray the scenes and characters in certain ways. The movie used music to help show what emotion the viewer should be getting from certain scenes. “Citizen Kane” had the characters dress in certain ways to show the differences in what their lives were like at certain points in the movie. These elements in the film help the audience contextualize what the characters are supposed to be like. The film also used different sound effects

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    The extraordinary film‚ Citizen Kane‚ was directed by Orson Welles in 1941. Orson Welles is not only the director of the film but the protagonist as well. This film was very different for the industry during the time it was released‚ it brought forth many new camera techniques. The film introduces the film with a dead screen‚ which was something completely new to the audience. Once the film starts‚ the camera tilts up the fence to “enter” the famous castle and it also adds some some suspense because

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