Plot Outline:Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance
direction:10/10(revolutionary,to say the least)
acting:9/10(orson welles deserved oscars both for acting and direction)
What can you say about the cinematography and direction and acting, that hasn't already been said? The lighting, the camera angles, the new visual techniques and trick photography. Special mention has to go to the acting of a 25 year old Orson Welles.The grand-daddy of the American Soap Opera, it tells the life of Charles Foster Kane, from his humble beginnings, his mother's giving him up to a wealthy guardian, and his building of a newspaper/radio empire. It sees Kane go from an idealistic journalist to a powerful mogul able to manipulate history through his media empire.
In the first part of the movie, we see a Kane adored by the public and employees but we don't see the reason why his relationship with his wife deteriorated, shown in a powerful film sequence of spouses drifting apart through the years. In the second part we see his relationship with the "singer" whom he took as his second wife, and how he uses her to try and manipulate public opinion of himself, just as he had used the media empire previously. this is a great movie which can never b forgotten.9/10
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