In May of 1941, RKO Radio Pictures released a controversial film by a 25-year-old, ... more
first-time director. That premiere of Orson Welles' CITIZEN KANE was to have a profound and lasting effect on the art of modern motion pictures.Through its unique jigsaw puzzle storyline, inventive cinematography, brilliant ensemble acting and directions by Welles, the story of Charles Foster Kane is a fascinating portrait of America's love of power and materialism and the corruption it sometimes fosters. Like all great films, CITIZEN KANE is a memorable fusion of cinematic art and marvellous entertainment.
ONE OF THE BEST LOVED FILMS OF ALL TIMEIn May of 1941, RKO Radio Pictures released a ... more
controversial film by a 25-year-old, first-time director. That premiere of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane was to have a profound and lasting effect on the art of modern motion pictures. Through its unique jigsaw puzzle storyline, inventive cinematography, brilliant ensemble acting and directions by Welles, the story of Charles Foster Kane is a fascinating portrait of America's love of power and materialism and the corruption it sometimes fosters. Like all great films, Citizen Kane is a memorable fusion of cinematic art and marvellous entertainment, winning an Oscar for Best Screenplay.
In the May of 1941 RKO radio Pictures released a controversial film by a 25 year-old ... more
first-time director. That premiere of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane was to have a profound and lasting effect on the art of motion pictures. It has been hailed as the best American film ever made and it's as powerful film today as it was fifty years ago. It earned eight Academy Award nominations and won the Oscar for Best Screenplay. Through its unique jigsaw-puzzle story-line inventive cinematography brilliant ensemble acting and direction by Welles the story of Charles Foster Kane is a fascinating portrait of America's love of power and materialism and the corruption it sometimes fosters. Like all great films Citizen Kane is a memorable fusion of cinematic art and marvelous entertainment.
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Advantages: Twisty, complex narrative, great technical achievement, ROSEBUD SCENE! Disadvantages: It is a bit slow in the middle
wives, Emily Norton and Susan Alexander; his friends and his work colleagues.
As each of these people recalls their own memories, the viewer is told the story in flashbacks, beginning with Kane as a boy, then moving on to look at his business enterprise, and his relationships with wives and friends, before his gradual decline into old age. This "jigsaw puzzle" structure further develops and explains the brief statements shown in the obituary footage, creating a story which slowly unfolds before our eyes.
Although the story is gripping and full of drama, CitizenKane is remembered chiefly for its technical accomplishments. In so many ways, this 1941 masterpiece was ahead of its time. The use of light and dark, and the cinematography in general is superb.
The way Welles controls the camera makes for a special cinematic experience ...
Advantages: Greatest Film Ever? Disadvantages: You Find One....... I can't!
It is commonly argued that CitizenKane is the greatest film of all time,
It has become a part of American Folklore
It was the first film by Orson Welles. He was only 26 when he wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film
Plot: Charles Foster Kane, a Multimillionaire newspaper tycoon, dies alone in his Mansion, Xanadu. Before he dies he drops a Crystal ball and utters the Word 'Rosebud' In what is one of the most famous clips in Cinema History. The film then follows a reporter who attempts to solve the mystery behind the word 'Rosebud'. Despite never understanding the mystery the audience does find out at the very end.
Opinon: Every element of this film; Direction, Production, Screenplay, Cinematography, etc is faultless. Orson Welles has done a fantastic job in making a movie that will captivate the viewer to the end ...
lukedspurs 04.05.2007 (05.05.2007)
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Advantages: Greatest film ever made Disadvantages: Drug abusive scenes
Media: DVD - Action/Adventure
Actors: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia
Director: Brian De Palma
Format: PAL, SpecialEdition
Language: English, Spanish
Region: 2
Classification: 18 and over
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Release Date: 9th December 1983
Running Time: 164 minutes
Price: £3.18
Scarface is my all-time favorite film, Starring Al Pacino as gangland mobster Tony Montana. His rise from the rough streets of Cuba to the top of Miami's drug fuelled empire. Tony Montana wanted it all wealth, power and control, he was living this life, which they call the American Dream.
This film is surely a true great. It's greed for wealthness would make you envious. There's always a saying for people like Tony, ' the person that wants too much from life, risk ...
GavinWRogers 05.02.2009 (15.02.2009)
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In his mansion house in the middle of his sprawling Florida estate, newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane utters 'Rosebud', his last word before dying. No one has the first clue as to the meaning of the word and so reporter, Jerry Thompson, is assigned the task of finding out the meaning of the word. Thompson interviews Foster's friends, family and work colleagues to discover the truth...
Audio Commentary By Film Historian Ken Barnes, Anatomy Of A Classic Presented By Barry Norman, Welles Off Screen The War Of The World The Happy Prince, What Kane Cost, Photo Gallery, Cast And Crew Profiles, Theatrical Trailer, Restoration Comparison
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4:3 Full Frame
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Dolby Digital
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital English
DVD Description
CITIZEN KANE is Orson Welles's greatest achievement--and a landmark of cinema history. The story charts the rise and fall of a newspaper publisher whose wealth and power ultimately isolates him in his castlelike refuge. The film's protagonist, Charles Foster Kane, was based on a composite of Howard Hughes and William Randolph Hearst--so much so that Hearst tried to have the film suppressed. Every aspect of the production marked an advance in film language: the deep focus and deeply shadowed cinematography (from Gregg Toland); the discontinuous narrative, relying heavily on flashbacks and newsreel footage (propelled by a script largely written by Herman L. Mankiewicz); the innovative use of sound and score (sound by Bailey Fesler and James G. Stewart, music composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann); and the ensemble acting forged in the fires of Welles's Mercury Theatre (featuring the film debuts of, among others, Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane, and Agnes Moorehead). Every moment of the film, every shot, has been choreographed to perfection. The film is essential viewing, quite possibly the greatest film ever made and, along with THE BIRTH OF A NATION, certainly the most influential.
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