Citizen Kane By many‚ Citizen Kane is one of the greatest films ever made. Orson Wells‚ at age 25‚ directed‚ produced‚ and starred in this film. Citizen Kane is a memorable film for countless reasons. The film brought about controversy because it fictionalized the life of William Randolph Hearst‚ a powerful newspaper publisher. The film draws remarkable parallels with his life and his relationship with his mistress. There is also speculation that the film is loosely based on Wells’ life
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Citizen Kane Citizen Kane‚ a movie that was nominated for nine academy awards and won the Academy award for best writing is considered to be one of the greatest movies ever made. In order to understand why Citizen Kane has been so beloved in the world of film because of how realistic it felt although being a work of fiction or as the French call it a film à clef (French for Film with a Key) one must pick apart the all the parts that make a movie successful from its actors‚ lighting‚ plot‚ etc
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looking at the film Citizen Kane‚ it uses mise-en-scene to help paint a better picture throughout the film. Mise-en-scene‚ better known as staging‚ is the overall look and feel of a movie (Barsam;Monahan p.542) The first example that comes to mind when thinking about mise-en-scene is when Charles Kane Foster is running for office‚ he is giving a speech and in the background is a large poster of his face. For the majority of the film there are very few shots taken where Kane is not present somehow
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The plot of Citizen Kane is about the life (and last words) of an extremely rich‚ famous‚ and formerly influential man named Charles Foster Kane. His life is shown through flashbacks and interviews‚ all of which come together to reveal more and more about Kane‚ as they take the audience through important points of his background and life‚ as seen through the eyes of those who knew him. The film starts with Charles Foster Kane’s death and last word‚ which is ‘Rosebud’. After his death‚ a reporter
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The Movie Citizen Kane‚ considered by many to be one of the greatest movies of all time‚ is one of those movies that tells its story visually just as much as it tells us verbally. One such sequence is the Jigsaw puzzle sequence which shows us the dwindling marriage of Charles Foster Kane and Susan Alexander Kane as we see her building jigsaw puzzles that once was a past time. Now it is the only thing that keeps her going as she lives in a palace that feels more like a prison. This sequence is probably
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Philip Lee Joor Baruah Monday- 11:15-12:30 Film 20A 30 October 2014 Citizen Kane Sequence Analysis Essay Mise-en-scene‚ cinematography and editing are visual elements in film that create meaning in the shots/sequences of the film. Ultimately it is these factors that can establish narrative agents and their relations‚ drive the narrative and place the view in a certain point of view of the narrative. Orson Welle’s 1941 film‚ Citizen Kane‚ is considered significant for its technical innovations with its
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When does a hero become a villain? What defines a character as a hero or a villain? A cape and tights? An evil plot? This is not necessarily the case in what contributes to this distinction between the two. In both “Metropolis” and “Citizen Kane”‚ a narrative of heroism and villainy is presented and developed. These films address these topics of heroism and villainy‚ are defined by the people who experience the hero or villain. In some aspects‚ it is clear who is the hero in the story and who is
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Analysis of Citizen Kane At the age of twenty-five‚ Orson Welles produced‚ co-wrote‚ directed‚ and starred in the film‚ Citizen Kane. Although it was a commercial failure‚ it was nominated for nine Academy Awards (winning one for writing) and was declared the number one movie of all time by the American Film Institute in 1998. This controversial film is said to be based on the real-life American icon and newspaper tycoon‚ William Randolph Hearst. America’s supposed number one movie may better be
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Citizen Kane – The Characters that Surround Charles Foster Kane was a man of an egotistical behavior. Since he was robbed of his child hood‚ he never fully received the love and skipped out on the upbringing of being a child. This in turn stuck with him as he grew‚ believing that he could buy the love of the people through money and manipulation. He pursuit of power and control impacts his life negatively as he pushes everyone that loves him away like Susan. Kane evokes a sense of sympathy‚ as
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Citizen Kane Essay – Consequences of Obsession In Citizen Kane‚ Orson Welles explores the consequences of obsession. Such obsessions include Kane’s desire to win the love of others‚ regaining his lost childhood‚ Kane’s obsession with his reputation and public image‚ and Thompson‚ the journalist‚ seeking to unravel the mysteries of Kane’s life. Kane’s obsession with winning the love of others is due to him being stripped of a maternal figure at a young age‚ which the latter was replaced by the
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