american mystery drama film producer author director star picture feature film nominated academy awards categories won academy award best writing original screenplay considered critics filmmakers fans greatest film time voted consecutive polls critics displaced poll topped american_film_institute years movies list afi update particularly praised cinematography music narrative structure innovative time quasi biographical film examines life legacy played character based american newspaper magnate chicago aspects life release prohibited mention film newspapers kane career publishing world born social service gradually ruthless pursuit power narrated principally flashbacks story told research reporter seeking solve mystery newspaper magnate dying word broadway successes controversial radio broadcast war worlds air courted hollywood signed contract unusual director given freedom develop story use cast crew final cut privilege following abortive attempts project ground wrote screenplay collaborating effort principal photography took place film received american release critical success failed costs box office film faded view release subsequently returned public attention praised french critics given american revival film released blu ray disc september special anniversary edition plot mansion vast estate florida elderly deathbed holding snow globe word dies globe slips hand floor obituary tells life story kane enormously wealthy newspaper publisher kane death sensational news world producer tasks reporter discovering meaning thompson sets interview kane friends associates approaches kane second wife alcoholic runs nightclub refuses talk thompson goes private archive late banker written memoirs thompson learns kane childhood began poverty colorado gold discovered property kane mother sends charles away live properly educated charles parents discuss arrangements inside young kane plays happily snow outside parents boarding house protests sent live years later gaining control trust fund age kane enters newspaper business career yellow journalism takes control starts publishing articles attack business interests stock market crash kane forced sell controlling interest newspaper empire present thompson interviews kane personal business manager recalls kane hired best journalists available build circulation kane rose power successfully manipulating public opinion spanish american war marrying niece president united_states thompson interviews kane estranged best friend retirement home recalls kane marriage emily years begins affair amateur singer running governor new_york wife political opponent discover affair public scandal ends political career kane marries susan forces career talent ambition present susan interview thompson recalls failed opera career kane finally allows abandon singing career attempts suicide years spent dominated kane living isolation susan leaves kane kane butler recounts susan leaves kane begins violently destroying contents bedroom suddenly sees snow globe says kane belongings discarded thompson concludes unable solve mystery meaning kane word forever remain film ends camera reveals trade year old kane playing day taken home colorado thought staff burned cast beginning film ending credits state principal actors new motion pictures proud introduce cast listed following order kane best friend reporter appears hidden darkness news march screening room kane mistress second wife kane mother emily kane wife kane political rival incumbent governor new_york editor appears hidden darkness news march screening room kane friend employee reporter news march voices narrator news march kane butler banker kane legal guardian vocal coach john nightclub appears hidden darkness news march screening room news march producer attendant library kane father kane son age wealthy newspaper publisher additionally appears entertainer head chorus line party sequence cinematographer makes cameo appearance interviewer depicted news march pre production development hollywood shown interest early turned scripts sent declined offers asked head film company story department wanted supporting role possibility making huge amounts money hollywood greatly attracted wrote biographer totally love theater intention remaining mark following war worlds broadcast cbs radio series lured hollywood remarkable contract studio head wanted work notorious broadcast believing gift attracting mass attention profitable entering series independent production contracts add prestigious films roster spring early summer constantly tried lure reluctant hollywood financial trouble failure plays kings green goddess simply wanted spend months hollywood earn money pay debts fund theatrical season arrived july tour called movie studio greatest electric train set boy signed contract august legendary contract stipulated act direct produce write films mercury film january plus profits second film january plus profits controversial aspect contract granting complete artistic control films long approved project stories long budget exceed executives allowed footage chose cuts film approval allowed develop story interference select cast crew right final cut granting final cut privilege unprecedented studio placed artistic considerations financial investment contract deeply resented film industry hollywood press took opportunity mock remained great supporter saw unprecedented contract good publicity film scholar wrote simple fact believed going pull big spent months contract trying project going success laying lot deal end picture wrote hollywood reporter agreed film previously adapted air presented entirely person camera elaborate pre production day test shooting hand held camera time project reached production unable trim budget told budget exceeded revenue declining sharply europe fall started work idea knowing script time prepare suggested year wouldn lost humorous political thriller proposed knife novel cecil day lewis project stalled december began story ideas screenwriter writing mercury radio scripts arguing powerful articulate personalities kane wrote biographer screenplay long standing controversies authorship screenplay conceived project screenwriter writing radio plays series based original outline life knew socially came hate exiled circle february supplied pages notes contract write draft screenplay supervision partner later explained left finally started waste time mutual agreements storyline character went version stayed hollywood wrote taking drafts drastically condensed rearranged added scenes industry accused contribution script countered attacks saying end naturally making picture decisions wanted kept liked terms contract stated receive credit work hired script doctor signed contract particularly advised agents credit work belonged author creator film neared release began threatening credit film including threats place page ads trade papers friend write threatened screen writers guild claim credit writing entire script lodging protest screen writers guild withdrew question resolved january studio awarded credit guild credit form listed assistant said person pencil drew arrow place official credit reads screenplay grew remaining years life questions authorship screenplay revived influential film critic controversial word essay raising kane commissioned introduction shooting script published october book length essay appeared february consecutive issues new_yorker magazine ensuing controversy defended colleagues critics biographers scholars reputation damaged charges essay later scholarship called question question authorship resolved essay scripts citizen kane studied collection script records day day record history scripting intact reviewed seven drafts concluded evidence reveals contribution script substantial definitive production casting rare film principal roles played actors new motion pictures billed members skilled company assembled stage radio performances independent theater company founded loved use mercury players wrote biographer consequently launched movie careers film represents feature film debuts despite having appeared feature films cast members known public recently broadway star hit play philadelphia story known role radio mercury actor star stage new_york london cast came mercury players cast appeared film discovery recommended met party los_angeles immediately cast met stage actress visiting new_york break hollywood remembered good fit emily later saying looked told struck extraordinary resemblance mother saw photograph characterized personal relationship trained films time training recalled believed good acting realized rehearsals needed actors new hollywood interested bringing group scenes shot knew necessary rehearsed sequence shot march time narrator asked news march sequence demonstrated ability imitate van cast later said casting character actor small broke heart appeared hollywood films wanted actors new films uncredited roles went faux man madison square garden man news march screening room reporters died march age believed film surviving cast member surviving member principal cast time death played kane young son surviving credited cast member died filming production advisor quickly compiled film textbook practical reference book film techniques studied carefully taught filmmaking matching visual vocabulary cabinet ordered films film genuinely studied watched times turned day walked set day director said learned knew projection room ford dinner night month run different technician department head studio ask questions like going school cinematographer film described number world visited office said want use picture seen mercury stage productions including said wanted work movie hired loan week june tried impress recalled calling things ignorant think anybody later explained wanted work anticipated time director inexperience reputation experimentation theater allow cinematographer try new innovative camera techniques typical hollywood films allowed unaware filmmaking protocol adjusted lights set accustomed theater quietly balanced angry crew informed responsibilities weeks june lengthy discussions film art director morning afternoon evening worked actors revised script june saturday morning studio executives began filming disappointment having cancelled followed suggestion believing simply shooting camera tests shooting picture said wanted started anybody knew time executives agree direct film called men mars capitalize war worlds radio broadcast said consider making project wanted different film time inform begun filming early footage called test shot news march projection room scene economically filmed real studio projection room darkness masked actors appeared roles later film run substantially test budget create famous scenes movie history wrote scenes nightclub scenes scene susan attempts suicide later said nightclub set available film wrapped filming took days complete scenes throat sprayed chemicals voice harsh tone scenes shot secret included thompson interviews shot sets built films production film referred filming took place stage paramount_pictures lot hollywood location filming park san_diego end july approved film allowed officially begin shooting despite having filming tests weeks leaked stories newspaper reporters tests good need shoot official scene shot breakfast montage sequence kane wife emily strategically save money executives opposed rehearsed scenes extensively actually shooting filmed takes shot set shot master shots scene told ford shot increasingly curious press threw cocktail party selected reporters promising watch scene filmed journalists arrived told finished shooting day party told press ahead schedule month test shooting claims year hollywood making film failure film industry usually worked hours day film began work special effects age certain scenes took hours apply time discuss day shooting crew members special contact lenses look elderly proved painful doctor employed place eyes difficulty seeing clearly wearing caused badly cut wrist shooting scene kane breaks furniture susan bedroom shooting scene kane shouts stairs apartment building fell feet ray revealed bone chips ankle injury required direct film wheelchair weeks eventually wore steel resume performing camera visible low angle scene kane kane loses election final scene stage studio equipped working multiple takes required fire word consumed recalled ninth city fire department arrived gear grown hot caught fire delighted said burned choreographed scene composer cue playing set unlike members board governors like control contract gave board members nbc chief sympathetic production problems executives contract stipulation non interference spies arrived set report saw executives executives arrive set entire cast crew suddenly start playing left official shooting began executives intercepted copies script delayed delivery copy sent office new_york resulting leaked press principal shooting wrapped october took weeks film lecture tour scouted additional locations filming resumed november shoots leave commitment shoot outlaw camera crew continued working film replaced cinematographer final day shooting november kane death scene boasted went days official shooting schedule month camera tests according records film cost estimated budget post production edited assistant editor successful film directors wise hired finished shooting camera tests began officially making film wise said older editor assigned tests evidently happy asked somebody roughly age good credits wise began editing film shooting said tell certainly getting special outstanding film day day gave wise detailed instructions usually present film editing film planned intentionally shot post production techniques slow lack coverage editing easy edited film camera leaving options wise said breakfast table sequence took weeks edit correct timing rhythm whip dialogue news march sequence edited division authenticity stock footage general film library post production special effects artist experimented optical printer improve certain scenes found unsatisfactory footage immediately pleased wise work require post production audio engineer work times satisfied hired compose film score hollywood film scores written quickly weeks filming completed given weeks write music sufficient time conducting worked film reel reel shot cut wrote complete musical pieces edited scenes match length trailer written directed suggestion theatrical trailer differs trailers feature single second footage actual film acts wholly original tongue cheek pseudo documentary piece film production filmed time offers existing scenes footage film trailer shot instead follows unseen provides narration tour film set introductions film core cast members brief overview kane character trailer contains number trick shots including appearing running camera turns reflection camera mirror time unprecedented film trailer actually feature film frequently cited ground breaking influential film argues trailer original approach writes great playful charm miniature documentary introduction cinema charming completely original sort trick face appearing screen entirely dominates sic minutes duration style film scholars historians view attempt create new style filmmaking studying forms film making combining stated love cinema began started work film asked got confidence time director direct film radically different contemporary cinema responded ignorance ignorance sheer ignorance know confidence equal know profession think careful david wrote best way understand stop triumph technique argues film famous techniques deep focus cinematography shots ceilings lighting temporal jump cuts german films 1920s cabinet asserts film time perfected medium single film interview said loved particularly loved ideas took arguments film cinematic innovations early french historian wrote film encyclopedia old techniques pointed examples compositions foreground background films special effects films shots ceiling greed films french film critic defended film wrote respect accusation extended film use film exploitation properties gelatinous silver disagreed comparison cinematography sophisticated lenses acknowledged film similarities previous works 49th parallel power glory stated cinematic devices employed credit invention meaning championed techniques film depiction heightened reality believes film use special effects theories storytelling techniques traditional linear chronological narrative tells kane story entirely flashback different points view kane aged associates cinematic equivalent unreliable narrator literature idea single uses multiple kane life use multiple hollywood films narrator recounts different kane life story partly overlapping film depicts kane complicated man end leaves viewers questions answers character footage attacked communist fascist technique flashbacks earlier films notably power glory film immersed technique use reporter thompson acts audience questioning kane associates life time films typically perspective says audience illusion looking world unaware gaze hollywood movies feeling power film begins fashion news march sequence audience film perspectives news march sequence gives overview kane entire life film entire story beginning film leaving audience typical suspense wondering end instead film events audience analyze wonder kane life happened way pretext finding means film returns perspective final scene audience discovers cinematography innovative technical aspect extended use deep focus nearly scene film foreground background sharp focus cinematographer experimentation lenses lighting described achievement possible sensitivity modern speed film article magazine new developments science motion picture photography abundant advanced stage game periodically perfected greater art excellent position discuss termed pan focus active years development time use possible photograph action range eighteen inches camera lens feet away extreme foreground background figures action recorded sharp relief hitherto camera focused close distant shot efforts encompass time resulting focus handicap necessitated breaking scene long short angles consequent loss realism pan focus camera like human eye sees entire clear article life magazine article illustrated examples helped deep focus cinematography achievements film unorthodox method film way low angle shots display point view facing upwards allowing ceilings shown background scenes breaking studio convention set built ceiling constructed fabric concealed felt camera eyes bad theatrical convention pretend ceiling big lie order terrible lights said fascinated look low angles dull interiors look interesting extremely low angle photograph encounter kane kane loses election hole dug camera required drilling concrete floor credited title card said impossible owe superb called best director photography existed sound sound recorded recorded post production audio engineer worked radio stewart said hollywood films basic pattern sound recorded pattern possible demanded film known complex soundtrack audio heard recorded manipulation techniques radio like overlapping dialogue scene characters sing kane especially complicated required mixing soundtracks different sound perspectives create illusion distances scenes characters speak far distances experimented sound post production creating audio chose create sound effects film instead library sound effects technique radio called lightning mix technique link complex montage sequences series related sounds phrases example kane grows child young man shots hands year old kane wishes merry christmas sequence suddenly jumps shot years later completing sentence began previous shot chronological past radio techniques include number voices saying sentence merely fragment sentence dialogue quick succession projection room scene film sound cost originally film critic director wrote kane hollywood knew set music properly movies kane fact great film uses radio techniques lot filmmakers know follow advice fill eyes images costs understood sound track filled way wrote seeing kane use sound strongest created applied junior member department family came united_states russia escaping persecution child won drawing competition received moscow art theatre father artist new_york uncle theatrical scenic painter helped union worked production miracle studied human figure new_york moved los_angeles hired accepted union recognized apprentice principal actors supposed extras apprentice set present wrote artist friends years suspect rules probably overlooked uncredited film work included notre dame illinois gained reputation inventive creatively precise coming makeup men hollywood wrote biographer early tour met small lab created unused dressing room wrote biographer great knowledge makeup obsession hated flat nose fascinated intimate knowledge anatomy process aging acquainted line fat aging men women makeup methods era casts subjects order develop makeup methods ensured complete expression hollywood kane came script form told picture said important aspect makeup recalled felt given assignment unique worked accordingly lot work straight makeup department staff trick stuff principal characters personal work touched handled developed thorough plan aging principal characters making plaster cast face actors aged unavailable time plaster mold body techniques characters aging handled adding pieces white modeling clay matched plaster surface bust told visual arts historian achieved desired effect cast clay pieces soft plastic material formulated placed plaster bust piece mold phase aging fully painted paired appropriate wig evaluation actors went cameras day pieces applied directly faces recreate image invented alternative photographed facial surface flexible red plastic compound recalled instructed process later seeing results mirror told acting nice old gentleman relief map rocky_mountains replied surprised camera doesn place view coffee red ground resulted warmth tone picked sensitive film applied liquid finally translucent created effect skin pores kane face surface negative cast orange heavily young kane old kane arrived set application oldest incarnation character took half hours included age shoulders breast stomach film production photographs kane belly said costume rubber sculpture created image kane silk shirt character body way worked went flexible skull cover created place elastic thread found hair time alter shape kane inserted makeup surface hairs time vary color texture lenses dull young eyes lenses took long time fit properly began work makeup painted age phases ending blood vessels old age principal casts lenses said old age scenes needed shot sequence injured ankle improvised kane sun chosen conceal low lenses wore hastily supplied beverly_hills uncomfortable tour force breakfast montage shot day years years shot scene said realize way year jump age bit harder accomplish visually years art direction major studios gave screen credit department head department head refused share credit apprentice told credit signed large advertisement los_angeles newspaper thanks everybody gets screen credit thanks don actors crew office musicians everybody particularly best man world event context remember low man recalled wasn called man started laboratory developed plastic salary week union card told released invited white_house dinner guests told russian immigrant film join union said head union received day november union member sets credited assistant film art direction got collaboration weeks production began met regularly discuss film plan shot set design prop notes discussions create rough designs sets story boards individual shots approved rough sketches miniature models experiment order perfect shot detailed drawings set design including film lighting design set design integral film overall look cinematography original script great hall modeled great hall castle design included mixture renaissance gothic styles element brought architectural styles motifs wrote cut film budget designs elaborate resembled production designs early cecil films budget cuts reduced budget percent work cost total average time save costs wrote scenes living room transported great hall large staircase film found additional cost asked limited budget said discussed set foreground piece background piece imaginative lighting suggest great deal screen actually exists stage according film official budget sets built said photographs new_york opening montage representing kane estate designed statues kane collection styles ranging greek german gothic sets built accommodate camera movements walls built fold furniture quickly moved film famous ceilings fabric camera boxes built floors low angle shots later said proud film production value looked expensive film budget worked collaborated films 1940s special effects film special effects supervised department head pioneered visual effects shoot things like crowd scenes large interior spaces example scene camera opera house rises dramatically showing lack appreciation performance shot camera upwards performance scene curtain miniature upper regions house curtain matching scene scenes effectively employed film look expensive truly shots shots included rear screen projection background thompson interview ocean backgrounds claims scene agrees kane guardian rear screen projection depict young kane background despite scene cited prime example deep focus cinematography special effects camera crew walker department required extreme close shots kane lips says shot susan bad review optical effects artist claimed percent printed shots traditionally attributed years optical printer improved deep focus shots problem optical printer created excessive optical snow globe decided snow falling mask shots said disliked results optical printer acknowledged special effects expert staff handled production means assignment ability fine understanding time deep focus impossible scene kane finishes negative review susan opera time firing person began writing review optical printer screen appear focus visually piece film apparently deep focus shots result camera effects famous scene kane breaks susan room suicide attempt background kane man break room simultaneously medicine bottle glass foreground shot camera shot foreground shot background dark background lit foreground film scene shot background action music film music composed composed radio broadcasts motion picture score wanted pay small fee insisted paid rate score established important new composer film soundtracks typical hollywood practice scoring film virtually non stop music instead later described radio scoring musical cues typically seconds length bridge action suggest different emotional response breakfast montage sequence begins graceful theme gets darker variation theme passage time leads kane personality breakdown marriage realized musicians slated play music hired individual unique sessions need write existing meant free score unusual combinations instruments instruments commonly heard opening sequence example tour kane estate introduces recurring played low including quartet alto sequence suggested compose witty parody vehicle aria problem create audience feeling simple little girl having charming small voice suddenly thrown said writing style 19th century opera aria key force singer strain reach high notes culminating high outside range soprano dubbed vocal claimed written based confusion remains remembered preparing lyrics wife wrote opera music enthusiasts consider scene attempts sing famous vocal coach especially memorable depicting learning music mistakes said fortunate start career film like downhill run loved score told director percent responsible film artistic success incidental music came sources heard tune publisher theme kane mexico called song written special lyrics written jazz song thompson second interview kind based scene song said music trio later beginning lyrics love performed picnic framing fight tent susan kane musicians including drums vocals trumpet alto tenor featured music came music library edited request department achieve called crazy way cutting news march theme accompanies titles belgian march film nurse examples excerpt score din exploration theme film growth kane empire bits score came introducing editing editing techniques use montage collapse time space episodic sequence set characters changed costume cuts scene following cut look took place location time long previous cut breakfast montage chronicles breakdown kane marriage years story time minutes screen time said idea breakfast scene stolen act play long christmas dinner takes like years family life film uses long passage time psychological effect characters scene abandoned covered snow young kane sent away influenced editing theories cuts caused sudden graphic contrasts cut kane deathbed beginning news march sequence sudden shot bird beginning flashback film typically favors montage scene kane goes apartment meeting primarily cut close ups shots counter shots kane susan says standard hollywood technique psychological themes political themes monograph critic explored anti fascist themes news march presents kane keeping company hitler assures public war wrote film reflects battle intervention waged united_states film released months attack pearl harbor president win public opinion entering world war war europe burning public issue time wrote passionate personal importance rhetoric destiny realised metaphor kane fate dying wealthy lonely surrounded european culture history journalist cited film early example mass media manipulation public opinion power media influencing democratic process believes early example media influencing politics outdated today dwarf owned papers country forces dominate today integrated image text sound world market media groups power thousand media labeled day reception pre release controversy ensure influence life secret limited access managed film publicity december feature story stage magazine compared film narrative mention film scheduled premiere flagship theater february early january finished post production work told needed musical score writers national magazines early rough cut previewed select january magazines life look gossip columnist parsons arch rival showed screening critics preview said liked film gave good advanced reviews wrote negatively calling film vicious irresponsible attack great man criticizing writing old fashioned photography friday magazine ran article drawing point point comparisons kane documented led parsons hollywood correspondent papers friendly parsons magazine quoted saying couldn understand nice wait woman finds picture boss immediately denied making statement editor friday admitted false apologized parsons assured remark shortly friday article sent parsons angry letter complaining learned incident fool parsons compelled start attacking film parsons demanded private screening film personally threatened behalf lawsuit vague threat consequences hollywood january parsons lawyers working given private screening film present screening said walked film soon parsons called threatened lawsuit released kane contacted management demanded screen day page headline read papers began ban suppressing promotion weeks ban lifted kane submit parsons called studio heads threats behalf expose private lives people entire film industry threatened romance married actress wanted affair kept secret divorce finalized statement journalists denied film began preparing injunction film libel invasion privacy lawyer told doubted proceed negative publicity required testimony injunction bring hollywood reporter ran page story january papers run series editorials attacking hollywood practice hiring refugees immigrants jobs americans goal pressure studios force kane immigrants fled europe rise feared losing safe haven united_states soon approached head metro mayer parent company offer behalf hollywood executives destroy prints film burn negative legal team studio announced january kane released scheduled largest promotional campaigns studio history brought new_york_city private screening film new_york corporate heads studios lawyers objection release provided certain changes including removal specific references agreed cut running time minutes minutes cuts satisfied corporate lawyers response hearing enraged banned advertising reviewing mentioning papers journalists libel opposition pretext film opinion making screenings los_angeles lobbying artistic worth hostile campaign special press screening took place early march attendance reportedly wanted buy film million distribute reviews screening positive hollywood review headline read kane astonishing picture reported screening intention sue time magazine wrote objection founded publishing empire ironic people seen film private screenings sensational product movie industry second press screening occurred april rejected offer suppress film banned newspaper station media reviewing mentioning film movie theaters ban fear socially exposed massive newspaper empire oscar nominated documentary battle lays blame film relative failure feet film decent business box office went sixth highest grossing film year release modest success found acceptable film commercial performance fell short creators expectations biographer points actions reason kane failed innovations narrative dark message heart film pursuit success ultimately futile meant popular audience appreciate merits attacks went attempting suppress film said post filming lecture tour police detective approached restaurant advised hotel year old girl reportedly hidden closet room photographers waiting walk knowing jailed resulting publicity return hotel waited train left town following morning wasn said man local paper thought advance march directed broadway version native son luck prop native son received positive reviews owned papers opportunity attack communist papers attacked april radio play honor mayor produced radio series cbs described chance encounter elevator night opened san_francisco father acquaintances introduced asked like come opening respond getting floor said accepted reply recalled kane know style finished bad review susan opera singer journalist wrote film got tide fury papers suddenly brain cell working chief realized trained seals attract attention picture day official son bitch list newspaper despite attempts destroy film references life career usually included reference headline son obituary son estate agreed screen film castle breaking ban film release management refused screen premiere possible factor parsons threat run story grandfather major feared sued libel refused film march threatened board governors lawsuit release film stood opposed board governors delayed film release offered buy film million studio finally agreed release film managed book theaters willing film papers refused accept advertising publicity advertisements film erroneously promoted love story kane opened broadway new_york chicago los_angeles said chicago premiere attended theater cities larger towns fared poorly remote areas problems getting film example chain controlling theaters got film package refused play reportedly fear disruption film release damaged box office performance result lost initial run film earned week new_york ninth week overall lost money new_york boston chicago los_angeles san_francisco washington profit seattle contemporary responses received good reviews critics new_york_daily_news critic called interesting technically superior films come hollywood studio critic said film belongs greatest screen achievements time magazine wrote found important new techniques picture making story telling life magazine review said movies come hollywood powerful narrative original technique exciting photography new_yorker called film style like fresh air new come movie world nation called brilliant praised cinematography performances newsweek review called best picture seen said best actor history acting called review greatest review anybody day following premiere new_york_times critic wrote comes close sensational film hollywood count doesn things halves screen discovered area large expansive free play consequence picture tremendous scope physical extent rapid graphic rotation thoughts screen motion picture moves observer called exciting film come hollywood years sunday_times said film style ease resource controls controlled medium horizon praised film technical style calling decade ahead contemporaries reviews mixed new republic said free hand stroke major screen production running wild camera criticized style calling film technique stating holds great place film history rare film review filmmaker criticized film story non linear structure praised technical style performances wrote truth great picture screen history power prominent critics wrote negative reviews review sur famously called film labyrinth center predicted legacy film historical value cares critic called film amazing thought break hollywood traditions called thing high good film tries run psychological essay harness detective thriller doesn succeed called cold picture puzzle drama people disliked film awards received voted best film recognized performances received nominations academy awards outstanding motion picture radio pictures best director best actor original screenplay best art direction interior decoration black white best film editing robert wise best cinematography black white best music score dramatic picture best sound recording widely believed film win oscar nominations received award best writing original screenplay shared variety reported block voting screen extras deprived academy awards best picture best actor similar likely responsible film receiving technical awards legacy film original contract gave complete creative control new business manager attorney permitted contract lapse july reluctantly signed new favorable deal produced directed magnificent produced journey fear began true film agreed payment new contract employee studio lost right final cut later allowed modify cut magnificent objections june resigned presidency contract terminated successor release europe world war seen european countries shown france time july theatre paris initially french film critics influenced negative reviews time french intellectuals filmmakers shared negative opinion hollywood filmmakers criticized film flashbacks nostalgic romantic past instead realities present said film based cinema film past tense know cinema got present tense little known film critic working asked impromptu speech film screening theatre autumn changed opinion audience speech led article technique citizen kane directly influenced public opinion film wrote enhance film reputation critique film theories cinema centered strong belief theories opposed popular soviet montage theory politically beliefs french film critics time believed film depict reality filmmaker imposing spectator soviet theory supported wrote created new conception filmmaking freedom given audience deep focus shots innovative changing entire concept cinematic image wrote extensively scene attempts suicide long films shots scene wrote film forces spectator participate meaning film creates psychological realism brings spectator real conditions perception essay evolution language cinema placed center stage work new period cinema critics defend motion pictures artistic level literature painting film example cinema art form wrote given cinema theoretical restoration enriched new forgotten effects today artistic context significance didn know compared film having aesthetic concept realism films shot deep focus cinematography called step forward film language praise film went film theory reflected philosophy life interpretations film reflected place universe believed film examined person identity search meaning portrayed world ambiguous contradictions films simply portrayed people actions motivations biographer andrew wrote world mysterious dark infinitely deep world space memory voices trail distant echoes meaning interpretation mark starting point try construct sense lives went found contributors including future film directors praised film popularity theory helped film reputation evaluation run course theatrically apart big city cinemas largely vanished film reputation fell american critics critic overview cinema film till dismissed united_states neglected forgotten revival television mid-1950s key events led evaluation united_states studios sell library television early year started appear television second film released theatrically coincide return new_york stage played king american film critic wrote film culture described great american film work influenced cinema profoundly american film considers essay important influence film reputation expo poll film historians named kane greatest films group gave place honors group young film directors announced vote including film decades critical status greatest film grown numerous essays books including cinema focus collection significant reviews background pieces notably essay promoted value film wider audience reached despite criticism popularized notion great american film rise art house film society circuits aided film said film grows year america comes resemble british magazine produced list surveying film critics decade regarded respected critical taste runner poll voted greatest film poll retaining spot subsequent poll displaced film ranked number following film best lists best films century films pour time magazine films centenary village_voice important american films roger_ebert called greatest film people don ask greatest film ask favorite movie answer united_states library congress deemed film culturally historically aesthetically significant selected preservation films inducted registry february honored including celebrate century series film honored february series postage stamps marking 75th anniversary art director represents scenes filmmaking series depicted completing sketch ranked number american_film_institute polls film industry artists leaders chosen 17th memorable movie quotation afi poll film score nominees film scores american cinema afi poll film currently rating rotten tomatoes based reviews approved critics average rating site consensus states epic tale publishing rise fall entertaining poignant inventive storytelling earning reputation landmark achievement film influence called influential film time asserted film tell tale heart example influence pop culture reference film occurred later spoof comedy featured film cinematography immediately influential wrote doubt immediately noticeable trend cinematography methods year trend definition increased depth field cinematography influenced wider angle lens film includes long takes low angles shots ceiling use deep focus shots large sets extent credited cinematography cinematography influenced work best years lives films influenced include pierce said use deep focus influenced camera work traditional japanese art cinematography lighting flashback structure influenced film 1940s 1950s killers keeper flame caught great man gun hire written decade american films displayed exaggerated somber lighting enhanced long takes exaggerated camera movements 1960s filmmakers french new wave movements favored shallow images softer focus style fashionable american filmmakers 1970s combined approaches long takes rapid cutting deep focus shots use long takes influenced films asphalt jungle use deep focus cinematography influenced whip hand devil general justice flashback structure different characters conflicting versions past events influenced man marble film structure influenced biographical films life chapters begin subject death life flashbacks thriller sees similarities film plot theme nostalgia loss innocence career beginning including magnificent midnight points film influenced reds film depicts life eyes kane life seen eyes thompson people interviews compared romantic montage reed breakfast table montage compared film having complicated plot structures told multiple characters film said initial idea film basically idea later seen film making compared film complex plot structure year compares godfather blood portrayals haunted presiding lives films compared variety compared blood film called rivals giant popular lore origin stories came people master called spiritual sequel doesn comparison film loose depiction compared depiction compared film depiction media character similar controversy sony release interview brought comparisons attempt suppress film film plot structure specific shots influenced traveler called citizen kane iranian children cinema film use overlapping dialogue influenced films reed films odd man man appeared islands influenced film cinematography directors listed greatest films including said favorite non japanese film impressed techniques said film inspired cinema world recognized influence day night pays tribute film dream sequence depicting childhood memory character played stealing publicity photos film numerous film directors cited film influential films including brothers steven_spielberg disliked film called total bore performances worthless respect movie absolutely unbelievable said film influenced called quarry filmmakers quarry writers film influenced art forms novel death partially inspired film rock band white stripes paid unauthorized tribute film song union forever film memorabilia film director steven_spielberg bought closing scenes burned purchase reported claimed early won publicity contest selected hardwood prize estate offered painted pine auction son told mother wanted paint use plant stand told save closet sold anonymous oscar best original screenplay believed lost rediscovered withdrawn auction bidding failed reach estimate million owned charitable auctioned anonymous buyer oscar sold twice latest price personal copy script auctioned leather bound volume included final shooting script carbon copy american bore lawyers said obtained manner described raising kane estimated bring sold record personal copy revised draft shooting script sold second draft script titled american marked working copy auctioned collection pages working script found personal possessions daughter auctioned collection approximately production photos belonged sold auction rights home media camera negative destroyed new_jersey film laboratory fire 1970s subsequent prints derived master positive fine grain preservation element 1940s originally intended use overseas distribution modern techniques produce print 50th anniversary theatrical reissue paramount released owner earned million north_america sold american television rights film library including television rights library acquired kept non broadcast television rights library home video infancy entrepreneur bought cassette rights library termed nostalgia merchant released film title library earning million year wanted years ago told wasn time people called crazy hobby big business released film vhs criterion collection released film laserdisc fine grain master positive provided told new concept having audio commentary disc skeptical said theoretically good teaching movies long don talk nonsense criterion released new 50th anniversary edition laserdisc version improved transfer additional special features including documentary legacy early short hearts age acquired broadcast television rights library worldwide rights library unit reorganized year turner released 50th anniversary edition vhs collector edition includes film documentary reflections 50th anniversary album poster copy original script acquired turner absorbed today unit distribution rights film released 60th anniversary collectors edition dvd disc dvd included feature length commentaries roger_ebert battle simultaneously released vhs dvd criticized bright clean dirt cleared away good deal texture depth sense film grain daughter sued claiming estate legal copyright holder film claimed deal terminate contracts meant turner copyright film void claimed estate owed film profits copyright claim upheld allowed proceed lawsuit
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