Part I Citizen Kane is widely considered to be the best American movie ever made. ... After analyzing Citizen Kane for tension, it was clear to see there were several bouts of tension throughout the movie. ... Another example of tension in Citizen Kane was at the beginning of the movie when his Mother screams Charles' name while he was outside playing. ... The internal rhythm of the scene in which Kane, Leland, Bernstein, and the movers take over the offices of the Inquirer differs from the rhythm of the scene in which Kane demolishes Susan's bedroom or from the scene in which Kane a...

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Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane • "For what profit a man, if he gains the world and loses his own soul?" ... Strange as it may seem today, Citizen Kane required a lot of getting used to. ... That is what great movie making is all about. ... There are many other examples of these techniques throughout the movie. ... Citizen Kane is the brutal portrait of newspaper magnate William Hurst and the parallels between Hearst and Kane's stories are quite pronounced and intentional throughout the movie. ...

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Citizen Kane Citizen Kane has many themes. ... Unfortunately, he is unable to find out and the movie ends without an answer to what "rosebud," the missing piece in Kane's life, is. The first theme is developed when young Charles Foster Kane is taken away from his family by Thatcher, he has no idea the world he is about to enter is a world of corruption, money, power, and materialism. ... The same sled that Kane is playing in the snow with as a child when he is taken from his loving home. ... The snow globe is a symbol of his home back in Colorado and his ...

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Citizen Kane, produced by Orson Welles and acclaimed as one of the greatest films of our time, was composed of many different layers. ... Throughout the movie, we got different accounts of certain epochs of Kane's life. ... It was only later that we found out what went on behind the scenes and the idea of who Kane really was to those around him. ... At this time in the movie, one might have assumed that we would get the information necessary to find out the meaning of "Rosebud."" ... But immediately after his recounting of events, he was wheeled away in the nursing home and once again...

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Citizen Kane, produced by Orson Welles and acclaimed as one of the greatest films of our time, was composed of many different layers. ... Throughout the movie, we got different accounts of certain epochs of Kane's life. ... It was only later that we found out what went on behind the scenes and the idea of who Kane really was to those around him. ... At this time in the movie, one might have assumed that we would get the information necessary to find out the meaning of "Rosebud."" ... But immediately after his recounting of events, he was wheeled away in the nursing home and once again...

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Hearst to stop "Citizen Kane" from being released in theatres. ... Orson took his movie idea to George Schaeffer, a top official at RKO pictures. ... Schaefer once more, where they came up with the title "Citizen Kane". It was around this time that production finally began on RKO production # 281- the working title for "Citizen Kane". ... I was left with the feeling that I had watch the "Citizen Kane" picture and also had an in-depth look at the struggle that it took to bring this movie to theatres. ...

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More than 1941's "Citizen "Kane"", where Charles Foster Kane, still remains a Hollywood first generation film product, "Breathless" is a revolt into a new style film, and begins a new generation of film-a type of film characterized by the elevation of the self. ... Both parents are away from home a lot, and neither pays close attention to the boy: They judge him by appearances, and by the reports of others who misunderstand him (Strocko). The auteur theory manifested in the both movies celebrated the movie director as "author," much in the manner that a novelist can be identified throu...

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This made movie-going more popular which in turn improved the standard of movie-making. ... The 1930's were a remarkable decade for movie music. ... The Informer, Since You Went Away, King Kong, Casablanca, and Gone With The Wind ,The Prince and the Pauper, The Adventures of Robin Hood, A Midsummer's Nights Dream and the infamous Citizen Kane. ... Each of these Films scores have immense orchestrations and key motifs as well as a blend of different types of musical ideas that created and accentuated feelings and ideas. ... Steiner chose to use elements from familiar songs, "I'll...

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