Citizen Kane is a brilliant piece that changed the film industry‚ illustrated the American dream‚ and accurately lampoons the life of William Randolph Hearst. Citizen Kane was produced‚ directed‚ co-written‚ and acted out by Orson Welles in 1941‚ by Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) studios . The movie appears to be unanimously popular both in the day it was produced and even more so today. The film techniques used were due to the fact that Welles was an amateur‚ and his camera man was adventurous. Citizen
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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
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A Fledgling’s Masterpeice Citizen Kane is widely hailed as the "great American film" and with good reason. From its complex narrative structure to pioneering photography to its incredibly rich use of sound‚ Welles’ 1941 picture remains one of the most innovative movies ever to come out of a Hollywood studio. Even Today Citizen Kane stands out as one of the great films of all time. Unfolding almost entirely in flashback‚ Welles’s masterpiece presents various perspectives on the oversized life of
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Cinema 100 Citizen Kane Citizen Kane is hailed as one of the best films of all time‚ and with good reason. Citizen Kane is in the Film noire genre and is about Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles)‚ who is the owner of a huge media empire; He dies in his bedroom at his estate named Xanadu. Clutching onto a snow globe as he dies‚ Kane’s final word is “Rosebud.”A news reporter named Jerry Thompson (William Alland) is interested in the life and death of Kane‚ so he tries to find some extra information
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of love. Howard Hughes quote “Money can’t buy happiness” is a notion explored in Citizen Kane which allows the modern audience to challenge their perception on how desirable wealth is. Through the characterization of Charles Foster Kane‚ Welles portrays
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and supporters‚ and is warned by a soothsayer to "beware the ides of March‚" but Caesar ignores the warning and leaves for the games and races. Marking the celebration of the feast of Lupercal. After Caesar left‚ only two men remain behind — Marcus Brutus‚ a close personal friend of Caesar‚ and Cassius‚ a long time political foe of Caesar’s. Both men are of aristocratic origin and seen the end of their ancient privilege in Caesar’s political reforms and conquests. Brutus was a very smart man
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The portrait of Queen Elizabeth I painted by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger around 1592‚ often called “The Ditchley Portrait‚” is filled to the brim with representations of Queen Elizabeth and her ability to rule England with a firm but forgiving hand. Though it may seem at first to be an uneventful scene‚ it is possible to uncover a new symbol or layer of meaning with each examination. In the painting‚ Queen Elizabeth stands atop the country of England‚ a pair of gloves in one hand and a fan in the
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In a time and place where emphasis was placed on God as the creator of mankind‚ Marcus Tullius Cicero (106BCE – 43BCE) (Balsdon)‚ likely unknowingly‚ was displaying a great understanding of our species and the science behind it through his writing. In analyzing his work Treatise on Friendship‚ this paper will illustrate how Cicero’s character‚ Laelius’s arguments on friendship relate to the later theories of evolution and natural selection of naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882). (Editors) Let’s
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opportunity‚ and the ability to become very successful. There have been many movies and books that depict the American Dream‚ but both show that the American Dream is not always the happy story that most Americans yearn for. These two movies are Citizen Kane and Mildred Pierce. As these two movies show that the American Dream is not what it seems‚ they show how middle class life and strong family values is the key to a good life. In the movie Mildred Pierce‚ the American Dream is portrayed as more of
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The Honourable Marcus Brutus What does it mean to be honourable? According to the Oxford dictionary honourable means being worthy to something or some cause and adhering to moral ethical and moral principles. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ there is one character that portrays this definition of honourable to the city of Rome. The character’s name is Marcus Brutus‚ referred to Brutus in the play. This play is about Brutus who betrays his uttermost beloved friend‚ Julius Caesar
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