The film “Citizen Kane” used many different types of aesthetics to portray the scenes and characters in certain ways. The movie used music to help show what emotion the viewer should be getting from certain scenes. “Citizen Kane” had the characters dress in certain ways to show the differences in what their lives were like at certain points in the movie. These elements in the film help the audience contextualize what the characters are supposed to be like. The film also used different sound effects
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---Citizen Kane Charles Foster Kane was born of humble origins. There was a mine given to his family which eventually happened to be rich in gold‚ and he became the owner at age twenty five. To give a better future for Charles Foster Kane‚ his parents legally gave him over to Thatcher‚ who raised him in luxury until he became an adult. But Kane immensely hated Thatcher for taking him away from his family. He attended a lot of colleges‚ which all expelled him‚ including Princeton‚ Harvard‚ Yale
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ENGL 1201 October 30‚ 2012 Frame from Citizen Kane Citizen Kane‚ directed and written by Orson Welles in 1941. Charles Kane is the publisher of the New York Inquirer. He is a very wealthy man that is hungry for money and power. He is a very famous and well respected man who thrives to get on top. He is married to the daughter of the president of the U.S. but he wants more. He then runs for governor against James Getty’s. Kane is married to Emily Kane‚ at the same time he is also having an affair
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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 (1941‚ Orson Wells) was a very insightful movie. There could be much to write about on the narrative of this movie and has been for years. I am going to first write about the development of Charles Foster Kane. When we are first really introduced to him and his goals we meet him in Mr. Thatchers office where he turns down many wealthy holdings he was entitled to. Instead‚ Kane asks to run a newspaper. His reasoning is that he wants to “look after the interests of the underprivileged
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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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Citizen Kane‚directed by Orson Welles‚ contains multiple narrators who knew the late Charles Foster Kane. Through these narrations one sees the life of how one of the richest men of his time dealt with his livelihood and the people who surrounded him. For a man who seemed to have it all people failed to realize that he lacked one thing: a childhood. Kane’s lacking childhood affected his adult life by hindering his ability to keep healthy relationships; Welles portrays this to viewers through distance
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jealousy‚ or pride; then you would be one powerful figure in history and life today. This is the job of a Director. Their talents and capabilities are an artform of leadership and individuality that can influence a nation if not the 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
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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. The movie is about the last word spoken by the famous American millionaire and newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane. In the whole movie‚ group of reporters try to solve the mystery behind the last word of Charles
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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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