Citizen Kane (1941)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.6/10   

Director:

Orson Welles

Escritores:

Herman J. Mankiewicz (screenplay) and
Orson Welles (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

1 mayo 1941 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Misterio

Frase comercial:

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Plot:

Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance.

Plot Keywords:

Rosebud | Reporter | Newspaper | Estate | Xanadu

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Most important movie ever made

Reparto

Joseph Cotten	...	Jedediah Leland
Dorothy Comingore	...	Susan Alexander Kane
Agnes Moorehead	...	Mary Kane
Ruth Warrick	...	Emily Monroe Norton Kane
Ray Collins	...	James W. Gettys
Erskine Sanford	...	Herbert Carter
Everett Sloane	...	Mr. Bernstein
William Alland	...	Jerry Thompson
Paul Stewart	...	Raymond
George Coulouris	...	Walter Parks Thatcher
Fortunio Bonanova	...	Signor Matiste
Gus Schilling	...	The Headwaiter
Philip Van Zandt	...	Mr. Rawlston
Georgia Backus	...	Bertha Anderson
Harry Shannon	...	Kane's Father

También conocida como:

American (USA) (working title)
John Citizen, U.S.A. (USA) (working title)
Ciudadano Kane (International: Spanish title) (Spain) [es]
El ciudadano (Argentina) (Uruguay) [es]

Duración:

119 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Clasificación:

Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 (DVD rating) (2003) | Israel:PG | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1985) | USA:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Mercury Productions

Trivialidades:

During the opening shots of Xanadu, the single light coming from the window of Kane's mansion stays in basically the same position of the frame even though the angles of the house change every few seconds.

Errores:

Errores Reales: In the newsreel sequence, a gazette in Russian is shown, announcing the death of Kane's death. In the article's text, the name is transliterated as 'Karl [beginning with a Cyrillic 'K'] Foster Kan', which would be appropriate and likely such a transliteration. But in the large headline, Kane's name is given as 'S. F. Kan' (the first initial being a Cyrillic 'C', which is pronounced, and generally transliterated as, 's'), which is not only inconsistent with the article's text, but would never be used as an initial for a man named Charles, as either only a 'K', as used in the article, or, in any other event, a 'Ch', would be the only appropriate choices.

Citas:

[first lines]
Charles Foster Kane: Rosebud.

Conexiones de Película:

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Most important movie ever made

Kane "Citizen Kane" (1941) was Orson Welles' film debut, and in it he created an enduring masterpiece that is considered by many to be the greatest movie ever made.

Story:

Shortly after "Citizen Kane" opens, we see aged newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane (Welles) softly drawl the word "Rosebud" and die. Sensing that there's a story behind Kane's dying word, a magazine editor shows a reporter a newsreel obituary that chronicles how Kane created a business empire, married a U.S. President's niece, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of New York, divorced his first wife and married a second, collected art, built a fabulous estate called Xanadu, and divorced his second wife. The reporter is then assigned the task of ferreting out the significance of "Rosebud." As the reporter's investigation progresses, fascinating details about Kane emerge.

My opinion:

Citizen kane is maybe for a lot of people (myselve not included) not a real entertaining movie, But there is no doubt about it that aws one of the most important movies ever made.

The visual style of "Citizen Kane" looks stunningly fresh and inventive even today, and the unconventional narrative structure of the Oscar-winning screenplay still seems daring. Welles' portrayal of a character who gradually ages from 25 to old age is unexcelled, and the movie's supporting cast, most of whom had worked previously with Welles on stage and radio productions, is superb. In short, everything came together in "Citizen Kane" to make it one of the greatest character studies ever captured on film.

Citizen kane is also one of my favorites and is listed in my top 5 of all time: 9.5 / 10 Masterpiece !!!