Cinematography in "Citizen Kane"

Abstract: A 5 page paper discussing the film's opening scene. This scene sets the tone and the mood of the entire work. We later see vignettes of Kane's life, but we already know that regardless of what happens during these scenes, the ultimate truth is that Kane died alone and in utter poverty in terms of what money cannot buy. The scene tells us there is a sadness about Kane's life that, regardless of how he may have enjoyed certain moments, it is always to be overshadowed by that sadness, the same one that caused him to utter the word "Rosebud" as his last. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Catagory: Film & Television

Subcatagory: Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

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