Edgardo Olivares TA 380 2/22/14 Kane’s’ Tragedy Citizen Kane develops many remarkable themes. Two main points are the humiliation of the personal qualities of the public figure and the second develops with the serious power of materialism. Taken as one‚ these two themes contain the harsh sarcasm of an American success story that ends in useless homesickness‚ loneliness‚ and death. The reality that the personal theme is developed vocally through the characters while the materialistic theme is developed
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The film Citizen Kane (1941)‚ directed and written by Orson Welles and Herman Mankiewicz‚ is an American film drama that use various film techniques to illustrate themes‚ attitudes‚ and the development of a story. Welles’ use of camera angles‚ lighting‚ movement‚ symbolism and expression allow the audience to comprehend and understand the themes such as power and exploitation that are present in this movie along with many other themes that pertain to the life of the main character‚ Charles Foster
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Citizen Kane- Dissecting the Classic ABSTRACT/SUMMARY This is an analysis of the American Film Institute’s greatest American film of all time - Citizen Kane. The goal of this dissertation is to understand the facts‚ the controversies and how this film has become one of the best and highly rated films. This paper will concentrate on the history behind the two figures commonly linked to the film as well as have explore Charles Foster Kane’s life from the perspective of those around him. I will
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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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Citizen Kane is one of those classic films that had tremendous impact on not only the field of cinematography‚ but on American society in general. Written in 1941 by Orson Welles‚ who also directed and starred in the film‚ Citizen Kane cries out to be psychoanalyzed. Loosely based on the real life newspaper mogul‚ William Randolph Hearst‚ the film sparked not only controversy‚ but social dialogue for decades. I will discuss the main character‚ Charles Foster Kane‚ with a small sidebar about
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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 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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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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Tierra Glass Citizen Kane Analysis March 26‚ 2010 1). Orson Wells was an American film director‚ writer‚ actor and producer‚ who worked in film‚ theatre‚ television and radio. He was also the star and the director of Citizen Kane. Citizen Kane is considered one of the greatest films ever made. ~ William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper magnate and leading newspaper publisher. His life was a source of inspiration for the lead character in Citizen Kane. The release of the film
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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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