... Walter Parks Thatcher and given access to a top education. His fortune continues to grow and as he comes of age, he develops a passion for newspaper publishing, and purchases a newspaper of his own. He meets Emily Warton and is married after a short courtship. The marriage is an unhappy one. Kane becomes increasingly self obsessed, His high hopes, and his marriage are ... lighting. The variety of camera angles, movements and positions from the extreme close-up to the panoramic long shots, the use of wide angle lenses and deep focus create scenes of a three dimensional background. The pe...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Welles's greatest achievement--and a landmark of cinema history. Every moment of the film, every shot, has been choreographed to perfection. The film is quite possibly the greatest film ever made and certainly the most influential not only for American film history, but for the world film history as well. For me personally it was amazing how a man, basically, of my age (Welles was only 24 when he ... him away to Thatcher, except quieter. The connections are made, the clues established, without being made too obvious. Throughout the film, Welles lets the viewer think for himself - the styl...

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