The timeline of Citizen Kane is anything but linear. The film begins by showing us the last moments of Kane's life. Consequently, almost everything after that point is comprised of multiple flashbacks and first hand accounts of his life. The only exception to this is the timeline of Thompson, a reporter finishing a new-real on Kane, as he travels around asking the people closest to him for their accounts in the hopes of understanding Kane's last word, Rosebud. Thompson eventually gives up on figuring out Rosebud because no one can offer any "useful" information, the viewers just end up realize what Kane went through and what it did to…
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film by Orson Welles, its producer, co-author, director and star. The picture was Welles's first feature film. Nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories, it won an Academy Award for Best Writing by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Welles. Considered by many critics, filmmakers, and fans to be the greatest film ever made, Citizen Kane was voted the greatest film of all time in five consecutive Sight & Sound polls of critics, until it was displaced by Vertigo in the 2012 poll. It topped the American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Movies list in 1998, as well as AFI's 2007 update. Citizen Kane is particularly praised for its cinematography, music, and narrative structure, which were innovative for its…
Who is Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) and what where the defining moments of his life? These are the questions that lead Thompson (William Alland) and the viewer on a captivating goose chase through the memories of Kane’s closest associates. Like the many possible meanings contained within the word kane, such as the Irish interpretation “little battler”, the Japanese translation of “money” and “gold”, the Welsh’s interpretation of “beautiful”, and the Hawaiian’s definition as “man”, friends and family each had there own interpretations of Charles Foster Kane. Collectively, these views show Kane as a character that was thrown into a position of power and money, and that underneath the façade of glamour and monetary possessions, he was a lonely and complex individual deprived of a normal childhood experience.…
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.…
Movie Citizen Kane is about Charles Foster Kane, and his life story and it's kind of told by a reporter asking his “friends” order rather than make all them people whom he may have known deeper than just saying hello to. The movie starts off with Kane laying in bed and then dying while saying the famous quote from the movie “Rosebud”. Then it goes to reporters watching the news on the March which is a bit basically a short five minute documentary on Kane's life. Then after that they saw the reporter Jerry Thompson to go question for people about if they knew anything about “Rosebud”. The first person Mr. Thompson interviews is Susan Alexander. The first time he shows up she is drunk. And she basically yelled at him to leave and so he does.…
In Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo tells the story of a man, Joe Bonham, who loses everything--his arms, legs, mouth, hearing, and nose as a consequence to war. Joe lost every aspect of his life that made him human, all but his mind that is; with nothing but his mind left Joe reminisces over various times in his life, which occurs in the form of flashbacks throughout the novel. Trumbo’s use of flashbacks aided in upholding a major theme and a major motif of the story.…
When the main character, played by Welles himself, whispers "Rosebud" while lying on his deathbed at the beginning of the movie, little did audiences know they were about be taken on a unique cinematic journey never before traveled. Long after moviegoers left Citizen Kane's end credits rolling on the big screen as they exited the theater, they were most likely scratching their heads wondering what exactly they had just witnessed. In fact, as Barsam and Monahan point out, the plot and the way it was scripted and enacted were so radical for the 1940s that audiences, unprepared for what they were about to see and hear, were actually bewildered by the atypical storyline (2013, p. 146). However, even as unique as the narrative turned out to be, Citizen Kane is arguably more renowned for its avant-garde technical machinations involving new and diverse camera…
Explore how time and place are used in Welles’ Citizen Kane to shape the audiences understanding of the nature of ego. In your response make a detailed reference to the film…
To further examine Charles Foster Kane the way in which the film deals with “point of view must” be examined. Excluding the opening shot of the film, in which Kane dies, the events of Kane’s life are told through a series of narrators. The audience is informed that the character of Thompson is charged with the task of discovering who Kane really was by decoding the meaning of his last word, “ROSEBUD”. This plants an expectation in the audience that they too will be uncovering the “real” Kane through Thompson’s interviews. However, Thompson’s supposed first contact, the former Mrs. Kane (Susan Alexander Kane), is a complete failure. This sets up a succession of broken expectations that distort and interrupt the interpretation of Kane.…
I really enjoyed watching this extremely interesting and entertaining documentary about all of the aspects of this film. In most aspects, Orson Welles was the most interesting and fascinating character. It was almost as if I had wanted to learn more about him for a really long time and I never had. It was very well put together and had some great stories.…
Since the beginning of film, very few single films have changed and influenced the industry as much as Citizen Kane. It is considered a masterpiece and will often be cited as “the greatest film of all time”. Barsam says “Citizen Kane is important to your study of the movies because, within the borders of film history – 1895 to the present – it marks a major turning point between the films produced before it and those produced after it.” (2016) Orson Wells who produced, directed, and stared in the movie, used many new techniques both in challenging traditional narrative, as well as using new technical elements to create this revolutionary work.…
In 1941, the sophisticated and classical screenplay, Citizen Kane was released to the public in America. The motion picture is known to be as probably one of the world’s most famous and highly-rated films, with its remarkable scenes, and use of literary devices. Director, star, and producer of the film were all the duty of one man by the name of Orsen Welles. He stars as Charles Foster Kane, who was ripped away from his parents during childhood, then went on to live a very lavish lifestyle, but never knew what real happiness was. Throughout Citizen Kane, Welles presents the idea of the American Dream as living a rich and prosperous lifestyle, but illustrates at how unsatisfactory that this “dream” really is through the use of lighting, sound,…
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With water pump technology being a major factor for the survival of some villages, it is important that they are handled with specific care in order to ensure its success and proper usage. The Full Belly Project’s water pump factory creates a way for Peace Corps Volunteers to help install these devices into communities in need. With this being said, there are certain details that have to be taken into account when implementing these water pump factories.…