Use Of Mise En Scene In Citizen Kane
Benjamin Graffam
20th Century Novel and Film F-Block
Mrs. Possemato
October 7, 2016
Citizen Kane: A Marriage Like Any Other
Citizen Kane is a film directed by Orson Welles, released in 1941. The film follows and analyzes the life of Charles Foster Kane. Consequently, it is discovered that throughout Kane’s life, he was searching for love and appreciation. However, Kane had none to give, causing his efforts to be doomed from the start. This becomes very apparent in a scene involving Kane and Emily Monroe Norton Kane, Kane’s first wife. This scene centers around the breakfasts that they spend together and how their relationship falls apart over the course of time. The mise-en-scene is used to a high-degree in order to display the distance …show more content…
Non-diegetic sound is also used extensively throughout the scene; the music sets the tone of each part of the scene in a highly effective way by reflecting the mood of the characters. Changes in the mise-en-scene, in the breakfast scene, are used to indicate how Kane’s search for love and appreciation is ultimately a futile effort due to not having any love to give. The changes in the mise-en-scene occur whenever Kane rejects Emily’s attempts to bring them closer in their relationship and instead their relationship decays. The breakfast scene opens with Kane entering the dining room and sitting next to sitting at a small table. The small size of the table and how close Kane is sitting indicate how close Kane and Emily’s relationship is. The dining room is bright with everything in clear view displaying how clear and open their relationship is. A flash-forward in time occurs; now Kane and Emily are sitting across from each other. The table is being used to indicate the relationship status. The positions of Kane …show more content…
This occurs due to Kane’s desire for love and appreciation, which is ultimately ruined by him having none to give. The mise-en-scene details the growing distance between Kane and Emily that occurs due to Kane not showing Emily that he truly loves her. The non-diegetic music changes in tone throughout the scene to show the increasing conflict between Kane and Emily caused by Kane not cooperating with Emily’s attempts at a relationship. In the end Kane “married for love. He just didn’t have any to give” (Welles, Citizen Kane). As a result, Emily and Kane’s relationship disintegrates before the audience’s
20th Century Novel and Film F-Block
Mrs. Possemato
October 7, 2016
Citizen Kane: A Marriage Like Any Other
Citizen Kane is a film directed by Orson Welles, released in 1941. The film follows and analyzes the life of Charles Foster Kane. Consequently, it is discovered that throughout Kane’s life, he was searching for love and appreciation. However, Kane had none to give, causing his efforts to be doomed from the start. This becomes very apparent in a scene involving Kane and Emily Monroe Norton Kane, Kane’s first wife. This scene centers around the breakfasts that they spend together and how their relationship falls apart over the course of time. The mise-en-scene is used to a high-degree in order to display the distance …show more content…
Non-diegetic sound is also used extensively throughout the scene; the music sets the tone of each part of the scene in a highly effective way by reflecting the mood of the characters. Changes in the mise-en-scene, in the breakfast scene, are used to indicate how Kane’s search for love and appreciation is ultimately a futile effort due to not having any love to give. The changes in the mise-en-scene occur whenever Kane rejects Emily’s attempts to bring them closer in their relationship and instead their relationship decays. The breakfast scene opens with Kane entering the dining room and sitting next to sitting at a small table. The small size of the table and how close Kane is sitting indicate how close Kane and Emily’s relationship is. The dining room is bright with everything in clear view displaying how clear and open their relationship is. A flash-forward in time occurs; now Kane and Emily are sitting across from each other. The table is being used to indicate the relationship status. The positions of Kane …show more content…
This occurs due to Kane’s desire for love and appreciation, which is ultimately ruined by him having none to give. The mise-en-scene details the growing distance between Kane and Emily that occurs due to Kane not showing Emily that he truly loves her. The non-diegetic music changes in tone throughout the scene to show the increasing conflict between Kane and Emily caused by Kane not cooperating with Emily’s attempts at a relationship. In the end Kane “married for love. He just didn’t have any to give” (Welles, Citizen Kane). As a result, Emily and Kane’s relationship disintegrates before the audience’s