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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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 for a price. Camera art is a form that Orson welles used to his advantage to convey certain emotions while
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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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There’s no doubt that Citizen Kane is a great movie. It is a pioneering film that forever changed film making. Its plot is one of the most creative and original in all of movie history. The cinematography is stunning. Citizen Kane is about those images that we all reflect and project‚ the sum total of which -the impressions we make on other people- are all we that leave behind us. That central‚ unsolveable riddle of personality is at the core of what makes Citizen Kane so endlessly watchable.
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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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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 caused
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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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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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