Movie Classics: Citizen Kane
In which a twentieth-century King Midas destroys everything he touches
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In which a twentieth-century King Midas destroys everything he touches
The movie follows screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz's tumultuous development of Orson Welles' iconic masterpiece Citizen Kane (1941)
Orson Welles was movie's producer, director, star, and dominating force, but "Citizen Kane" would never have existed without Herman Mankiewicz.
Miss Kael’s view of Citizen Kane is in keeping with what she has written before. It is, she says, a ‘shallow masterpiece’. That is…
People not involved in the study of film are often surprised to learn that Citizen Kane is so highly regarded. The rapid pace and…