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| − | '''Citizen Kane''' is a | + | '''Citizen Kane''' is a 1941 movie directed by [[Orson Welles]]. Many critics have named it as the greatest movie of all time. It was also voted #1 on the American Film Institute's list of the hundred best American movies ever made.<ref>http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/movies.aspx</ref> |
| − | The protagonist, Charles Foster Kane, a | + | ==Plot== |
| + | The protagonist, Charles Foster Kane, is depicted as a power hungry sociopath who ends the film alone in a hell of his own making. | ||
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| + | ==Media Backlash== | ||
| + | Kane was modeled after [[Progressive]] media mogul [[William Randolph Hearst]], who was enraged by the negative portrayal of his mistress, Marion Davies. As a result, he used his influence in order to force RKO Pictures to not release the film in theaters. The career of Orson Welles never recovered from Hearst's campaign. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:48, April 17, 2009
Citizen Kane is a 1941 movie directed by Orson Welles. Many critics have named it as the greatest movie of all time. It was also voted #1 on the American Film Institute's list of the hundred best American movies ever made.[1]
Plot
The protagonist, Charles Foster Kane, is depicted as a power hungry sociopath who ends the film alone in a hell of his own making.
Media Backlash
Kane was modeled after Progressive media mogul William Randolph Hearst, who was enraged by the negative portrayal of his mistress, Marion Davies. As a result, he used his influence in order to force RKO Pictures to not release the film in theaters. The career of Orson Welles never recovered from Hearst's campaign.