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This 5 page paper gives a brief synopsis of Orson Welles films, Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons, then compares and contrasts each films themes in relation to the 'search' by each main character. Quotes from the movie included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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most favorable location for the search. I do not know why, but my films are all, for the most part, a physical search," said Orson Welles of his films. This
may indeed be true, and who would know more about the intricate inner workings of his films, than the creator of the film, himself. It can be said, then, that
at least in Citizen kane and also in Magnificent Ambersons that the characters are in search of something, and in the end are left wondering if they ever really wanted
to know. So, the question might also be, in addition to the are they in search for something? might also be did they really want to find out, or was
it the journey that was the real intent?. Citizen Kane, debuted in 1941, and covers the discovery and the uncovering, layer by layer, of the mysterious life of a
multi-millionaire publishing mogul, whose last dying words, "Rosebud" leave everyone scrambling to establish its meaning. One of those who are searching for the answer is a reporter, who through a
series of interviews with several of Kanes friends and colleagues finally comes to some conclusions of his own and the film audience is privy to the answer. In a
series of flashback scenes, it becomes apparent that Kane, though quite wealthy, does not know who he is anymore. Having risen from humble beginnings, it seems as if those dormant
roots have begun to pull at him, reminding him of who he once was, and who he might have been had he not become wealthy and an ambitious businessman. This
is evidenced by his statement ""You know, Mr. Bernstein, if I hadnt been very rich, I might have been a really great man...I think I did pretty well under the
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