Though kanes friend and colleague jedediah leland joseph cotten, and his mistress. Citizen kane 1941 charles foster kane campaigns for governor. Harbinger war of the worlds mastermind orson welles was wellprepared to make a movie about a press lord and politician unconcerned with the facts. Read tim kaines speech at the democratic convention. An internet classic from before he became president. Citizen kane s campaign speech saturday night at the movies. Citizen kane 1941, rko, directed by orson welles, screenplay by orson welles, herman j. Charles foster kane orson welles gave a speech to his newspapers executives. In this scene, harry lime orson welles attempts to convince his old friend holly martins joseph cotten to join him in his underground criminal affairs. Citizen kane is a 1941 american drama film by orson welles, its producer, coscreenwriter. Citizen kanes campaign speechsaturday night at the movies. Six years ago, i looked at a picture of the worlds greatest newspaper men.
Welles handwritten annotations, is nearly a straight transcript of the 1941. Citizen kane 1941 routinely tops the polls as the greatest film ever made. In the myth of citizen kane, the 25yearold orson welles is celebrated as a boy. Weve also thrown in movies that feature trump cameos. Citizen kane charles foster kane speaks to his executives on the enquirers success. The still above may well be one of the most copied in film history. As a result, every wellmeaning, tyrannical or selfdestructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event. How donald trump totally missed the point of citizen kane. A transcript of welless speech and the source for my quotation can be found in films in. Film school in a box for the serious cinephile bob mondello looks at the 70th anniversary edition of what many consider the greatest film of all time. In 2016, donald trump shared his personal thoughts on citizen kane, the iconic film by orson welles. Citizen kane 1941 charles foster kane speaks to his executives on the enquirers success. Orson welles talks about citizen kane in 11minute 1960 interview duration.
When citizen kane finally opened in may 1941, it was a failure at the box office. It has topped bbc cultures list of the greatest american films and many other polls before. Orson welles pitched a tv remake of citizen kane in the 1950s. Orson welles citizen kane movie speech american rhetoric. Citizen kane speech sounds like trumps threat to imprison clinton. Newspaper magnate, charles foster kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. Donald trump misinterprets the themes of citizen kane. When a reporter is assigned to decipher newspaper magnate charles foster kanes orson welles dying words, his investigation gradually reveals the fascinating portrait of a complex man who rose from obscurity to staggering heights.
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