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A 4 page essay that describes and analyzes the movie Citizen Kane as art. Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941) is Orson Welles' masterpiece. Welles produced and directed the film, as well as performing in its starring role. A dark comment on the nature of modern society and the corrupting influence of materialism, this film qualifies as art on several levels. First and foremost, it is an example of superb storytelling that conveys profound truths about the human condition. Secondly, the film advanced the cinematography to an extraordinary degree. No additional sources cited.
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of modern society and the corrupting influence of materialism, this film qualifies as art on several levels. First and foremost, it is an example of superb storytelling that conveys profound
truths about the human condition. Secondly, the film advanced the cinematography to an extraordinary degree. Welles plays the leading role of Charles Foster Kane, a newspaper publishing magnate who
is based on the real-life tycoon William Randolph Hearst. The narrative-devise that ties the story together is to present the Kanes life story as a newsreel documentary. The film opens
with a night shot of a mysterious castle-like home which the camera travels into to show the last moments of Kanes life. The audience hears him mumble "Rosebud," and
is then suddenly watching a newsreel obituary that offers a brief look at the public side of the man. Due to this intriguing open, a rather ordinary event--the death of
rich and powerful man--is transformed into a mystery, as the audience wonders about the intriguing word and naturally begins to ponder Welles main theme, which is the inner psychic landscape
of a man such as Charles Foster Kane. The producer of this newsreel also wants to find out the meaning of "Rosebud," and the rest of the film concerns a
reporter investigating this issue and interviewing the various people who new Kane. From the newsreel, the audience learns that Kane was born to humble beginnings. His mother ran a
boarding house. When one of the boarders defaults on his rent, he leaves behind a supposedly worthless deed to an abandoned mine, which turns out to be one of the
worlds richest gold mines. Suddenly rich, Mary Kane is persuaded by bank trustees that she is no longer a suitable mother for raising a son who will inherit such wealth.
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