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Citizen Kane*
- 1941 ----- b & w ----- 119 min ----- laserdisc
- (Directed by Orson Welles; with Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Everett Sloane) Citizen Kane is a landmark film for myriad reasons, not the least of which is the variety of techniques employed--quick cuts, imaginative dissolves, even the iris device once popular in silent films. Indeed, none of the filmmaking methodology of the past is left unused, but Citizen Kane also contributes an array of innovative cinematic devices, most notable Gregg Toland's deep focus photography. Visually this is Toland's film, a masterpiece of shadow and sharp contrast that artfully conveys murky moods and occasional moments of gaiety as camera and reporter search for the meaning of a man's life. Welles's direction is awe-inspiring: he chronicles Kane's life through a combination of highly dramatic episodes and newsreel-like footage--slices of life that form a patchwork biography. This film is so tightly made, so economically shot and written, that every scene counts, filling in a piece of the puzzle, incomplete though it may be at the finish. (Funded by the Department of Comparative Literature) (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)
- Topics: (Biography, Communications, Motion Pictures: Features)
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