Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Orson Welles was the director to this film, and he was also the producer and the co-screenwriter with another personnel. The movie was released in 1941 and won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Welles. Herman J was the other screenwriter.

The movie reflects on Charlie Kane life and what happened. On his death bed he says one word “rosebud”. A news company is trying to uncover what he meant by rosebud. By doing this they go to Kane’s old friends and lovers to figure out what he meant by rosebud.  

Key events

·         Charlies death, last word rosebud

·         Flash back, Charlie taken away form parents

·         Buys a new paper company

·         Gets married

·         Election for him to be a governor

·         Has an affair

·         Gets married again to a singer

·         She leaves him

·         Then find out what rose bud is

“While a critical success, Citizen Kane failed to recoup its costs at the box office. The film faded from view after its release, but was subsequently returned to the public's attention when it was praised by such French critics as André Bazin and given an American revival in 1956. The film was released on Blu-ray on September 13, 2011, for a special 70th anniversary edition.”

This is the website I used https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane