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of the greatest films ever made. Orson Wells, at age 25, directed, produced, and starred in this film. Citizen Kane is a memorable film for countless reasons. The film brought about controversy because it fictionalized the life of William Randolph Hearst, a powerful newspaper publisher. The film draws remarkable parallels with his life and his relationship with his mistress. There is also speculation that the film is loosely based on Wells’ life as well. This movie tells the fascinating story of the

1996). Welles' New Deal liberalism and desire for America to intervene in the World War II were both these policies were opposed by William Randolph Hearst and his notorious yellow press. His press produced stories for entertainment rather than information and were biased when it came to certain political issues. Given the correlation between Kane and Hearst, it is clear that the film is an attack on Hearst's political beliefs, business activities, and journalistic style. It is no coincidence that Citizen

Key Terms: New Immigrants - These immigrant were people from East and South Europe with different religions and cultures. They left their home country to flee population growth and because it was easier to get to America. Settlement House - These houses were complexes in neighborhoods that were created in order to help the new immigrants. They provided health care, education and midwife services. Liberal Protestant - This new branch of Protestantism was prominent from 1875 to 1925 and was caused

McNinch, people actually committed suicide after listening to part of the play. Having a play prompt someone to end their life is crazy, and unbelievably uncommon, but a play that causes multiple people to do so must have been made that way on purpose. George Bates, a Massachusetts laborer, was also punished due to the actions of Orson Welles. After listening to part of the play, Bates used his life savings to buy a train ticket to get as far away from the location the play was set at. At this time, the

for ever and ever.” Oscar Wilde never spoke truer words. The aforementioned ability to govern “for ever and ever” comes from journalistic sensationalism, a craft perfected by newspaper owners and journalists Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst at the dawn of the twentieth century. Sensationalism counts for only one of the numerous ties between the career rivals who, in an effort to distinguish themselves from each other, ironically knotted themselves together in journalism history. Joseph

Citizen Kane (1941) is an empowering movie full of intrigue, dynamic storytelling, and groundbreaking cinematography. Here we have the story of a rich and famous newspaper tycoon who gives a final word, rosebud. What does this mean? Who was Charles Foster Kane, and what sort of life did he live? The film is gripping, different, and compelling. Further, Orson Welles provides a stellar performance, forever immortalizing as a film staple. From a sense of time, the film introduces flashbacks

"Declaration of Principles" is a scene from Orson Welles' 1941 film Citizen Kane produced by RKO Radio Pictures. The film is based in part on the life of penny paper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Mr. Charles Foster Kane, the protagonist, is young and wealthy, and is used to getting whatever he wants. At the age of 25 he purchases New York Inquirer and he steals the best journalists from the competition. Kane employs yellow journalism to build a media empire. As Kane says " I've got to make

Stop and Smell the Rosebuds Why are the homeless happy with nothing more than a sleeping bag and a loaf of bread while multi-millionaire celebrities are choosing to take their own lives? Orson Welles indirectly answers questions of this nature in his award-winning film Citizen Kane. The film follows the life of a man by the name of Charles Kane from his peak as an innocent boy to his rise in the newspaper industry and eventually to his ultimate deterioration. The story of Kane allows the audience

During the Progressive Era of the Gilded Age, many laborers were being mistreated by the companies that they worked for. Because of this, workers started forming labor unions or organized association of workers, formed to protect and further their rights and interests. Many of these labor unions failed, while few of them achieved their goals and still exist today. Many factors contributed to the failure of these labor unions. The labor unions were given a bad image, the reason for this was the media

Mise-en-scene is the principle by which a piece of film will derive its meaning wholly from what happens in the single shot and not from the relationship between two shots. For example the director might include shots with various composition, angle, depth, movement, and lighting. Citizen Kane has many good examples to show Mise-on-scene usage. The scene that I believe is the most significant and powerful mise-en-scene that I have this seen this semester exists in this movie. This occurs when