Film Notes: Citizen Kane

SUMMARY:
Citizen Kane, a movie directed by Orson Welles, is about the life of a multimillionaire newspaper owner named Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles himself. The film displays a reporter attempting to figure out the meaning of the word “Rosebud”. “Rosebud” is the single word that came out of Kane’s’ mouth during his death in his astonishing mansion, Xanadu. Throughout the film, the reporter tracks down people who worked and lived with Kane. They reveal information pertaining to the life of Kane, but not enough to unveil the true meaning of the word “Rosebud”.

ANALYSIS:
I feel the strength of this film lies in its cinematography. It begins with an incredible composite of newsreels spanning Kane’s entire life. The newsreel most amazing t...