Citizen Kane

 

 

Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film released by RKO Pictures and directed by Orson Welles, his first feature film. The story traces the life and career of Charles Foster Kane, a man whose career in the publishing world was born of idealistic social service, but gradually evolved into a ruthless pursuit of power and ego at any cost. Narrated principally through flashbacks, the story is revealed through the research of a newspaper reporter seeking to solve the mystery of the newspaper magnate's dying word, "rosebud.

 

"Despite numerous positive reviews from critics at the time,[7] the film was not a box office success (just making back enough to cover the budget, but not enough to make a profit), which resulted in Welles' career suffering a crippling blow. He spent the rest of his life struggling to make films on his own terms. He lived long enough to see his debut film acknowledged as a classic, and late in life he famously remarked that he'd started at the top and spent the rest of his life working his way down.

 

Due to the Second World War, Citizen Kane was little seen and virtually forgotten until its release in Europe in 1946, where it gained considerable acclaim, particularly from French film critics such as André Bazin. In the United States, it was neglected and forgotten until its revival in the late 1950s, and its critical fortunes have skyrocketed since. Critics worldwide began listing it among the best films ever made. The Sight & Sound top-ten list, revised every ten years, began in 1942 and first listed Citizen Kane in 1962.[1]

 

[1] Wikipedia.org

 

This Film was ranked at the #1 Film on the AFI List of the 100 Greatest U.S. Movies of All Time

 

Here is a link to Roger Ebert’s  Great Movies article on Citizen Kane

 

 


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