Three quarters of a century after its release in 1941, orson welles towering achievement citizen kane is still a triumph of style, an endlessly fascinating mystery, a masterpiece to be marveled at for all time. Alone at his fantastic estate known as xanadu, 70year old charles foster. Besides the obvious facts luck and opportunities found their way into welles life, too. Orson welles shared his own card in the credits with toland. Citizen kane is a 1941 american drama film by orson welles, its producer, coscreenwriter, director and star. Many consider citizen kane the greatest movie ever made. When citizen kane finally opened in may 1941, it was a failure at the box office. The road to xanadu that the trailer for kane was just as groundbreaking as the movie. Visualizza altre idee su orson welles, film e cinema.
May 6, 2015, marks the centenary of orson welles, the american actor, director, writer and producer whose bestknown film, citizen kane, is regarded by many as the best ever made. The pair talk about orson s radio adaptation of the authors science fiction classic war of the worlds, and mentions orson s upcoming film citizen kane. Original american program for welles 1941 masterpiece, citizen kane, sold only at the 1941 firstrun screenings of the film in the united states. It begins in typical welles fashion, with the filmmaker. Two new books offer divergent theories on the authorship of the muchheralded film joseph cotten, orson welles and everett sloane in the offices of kane s. Citizen kane is probably my favorite dramatic film of all time along with mr. Considered by many critics, filmmakers, and fans to be the greatest film ever made, citizen. Telecharger orson welles, autopsie dune legende film.
With orson welles, joseph cotten, alida valli, trevor howard. Charles foster kane orson welles is a nasty, greedy old man who wants nothing in this. Welles ends the piece by presenting kane as an enigma, a hero, a scoundrel, a noaccount, a swell guy, a great lover, a great american citizen, and a dirty dog. The film was directed, cowritten, produced by, and starring orson welles. On may 1st, 1941, american actor, director, writer, and producer orson welles famous movie citizen kane premiered at rkos flagship theatre, radio city music hall. Pulp novelist holly martins travels to shadowy, postwar vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, harry lime. Orson welles talks about citizen kane in 11minute 1960 interview duration. Dorothy comingore and orson welles in 1941s citizen kane. Produced and directed by orson welles at age 26, just three years after his mercury theater on the air production of h. Critic and actor simon callow argued in his book orson welles. Citizen kane is one of the greatest movies ever made. The contract that gave birth to citizen kane was an unthinkable gamble by rko, but the studio had good reason to bet on orson welles.
George orson welles may 6, 1915 october 10, 1985 was an american actor, director, writer and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. He was a well known name in american broadcasting even before citizen kane. The two movies that welles talks about at lengthand that, in his mind, he pairsare citizen kane and f for fake the 1973 essayfilm, loosely sketched around a portrait of the art. 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. Citizen kane kane 1941 swiss family robinson opening narrator 1940. Welles s first feature is probably the most respected, analyzed, and parodied of all films. A very long shot of kanes enormous bed, silhouetted against the enormous window. Orson welles wrote a citizen kane sequel smart news. Newspaper magnate, charles foster kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. Rko radio pictures winkler and ramen, 1941 description.
Filmography for orson welles turner classic movies. Not only was it orson welles s first film as actor and director but most of the cast were also new to the cinema. Charles foster kane was a man who got everything he wanted, and then lost it. The source book of orson welles, and still a marvellous movie.
Of course, considering the treatment that orson welles received from the studios back in those days, i doubt he would very much mind if some other nation represents him more honorably than the nation that owes him so many masterpieces such as citizen kane. Newspaper mogul charles foster kane orson welles and his confidant jed leland. Citizen kane was a collection of all the new ways of making film, but it was a celebration of the old ways, too. Nominated for academy awards in nine categories, it won an academy award for best writing original screenplay by herman j. Thematically less resonant than some of welles later meditations on the nature of power, perhaps, but still absolutely riveting as. However, tolands work on citizen kane put him in a new kind of spotlight. The astonishing life and work of orson welles looks at the remarkable genius of orson welles on the eve of his centenary the enigma of his career as a hollywood star, a hollywood director for some a hollywood failure, and a crucially important independent filmmaker. With orson welles, joseph cotten, dorothy comingore, agnes moorehead.
His innovative narrative techniques and use of photography, dramatic lighting, and music to further the dramatic line and to create mood made his citizen kane 1941which he wrote, directed. Orson welles discusses citizen kane with huw wheldon in a march 1960 edition of the bbcs pioneering arts programme monitor, presented and edited by wheldon from 19581965. French philippe quinconneau the making of the trial. Kaufen sie citizen kane restaurierte fassung gunstig ein. Sight and sound magazine consistently voted citizen kane the greatest film ever made from 1952 2002, and arguably only dropped that streak to second this year due to the media hype surrounding the bfis celebration of alfred hitchcocks work on london southbank putting vertigo into the top spot. Souvenir program original film program publication. A nearly complete history of the greatest movie ever. The years and genius on the path to citizen kane, is the most exhaustively researched book yet written on welles.
Viewers who encounter it in the age of the computer should be. Not bad for the feature film debut of 25yearold orson welles, whose experience up to that point lay in theatre and radio most of the actors in kane were colleagues from his mercury theatre. Following the death of publishing tycoon charles foster kane, reporters. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Pages from orson welles 1941 classic, citizen kane. Buy citizen kane directed by orson welles online at alibris. The magnificent ambersons, the lady from shanghai and touch of evil.
Citizen kane directed by orson welles available on vhs. Campbell playhouse, h g wells, orson welles, old time radio, otr, 1940 7 minute broadcast of the meeting between the author h. Welles has made his hollywood debut in such an astonishingly unconventional production that it is difficult to criticize citizen kane. The astonishing life and work of orson welles 1 hours and 31 minutes movie 2015 magician. Editor robert wise liked to say welles pulled a fast one on. Following the death of publishing tycoon charles foster kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance. Orson welles, in full george orson welles, born may 6, 1915, kenosha, wisconsin, u. Todays dive into the past is a 1960 interview with orson welles in which he and a bbc interviewer discuss what else. His work in citizen kane was every bit as daring as anything else in this daring picture. Orson welles citizen kane souvenir program original film.
Find release information for citizen kane 1941 orson welles on allmovie. It is a meticulous recreation of welles s life and. The deep focus shots in citizen kane are stupendous from a creative and technical standpoint, employing cranes, rear screen projection, and careful choreography to emphasize the emotional punch of a. Burger kane ist ein usamerikanisches filmdrama des. Orson welles im jahre 1941 erschienener film citizen kane ist einer. Orson welles disputed masterpiece citizen kane scihi. Depth of field is only one part of it, but a really, really big part, and redefined what was. Here are six video essays to help you learn more about orson welles masterpiece.
He is considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. This is the twohundredth entry in our dvd of the week series, and its fitting that, for a number that represents a milestone albeit an. It was nominated for academy awards in nine categories and won an academy award for best writing original screenplay by herman mankiewicz and welles. Italian ciro giorgini and fuori orario documentary on welles and rome. How was orson welles able to make citizen kane at such a. Orson welles 191585 the film belongs to orson welles who gives a virtuoso acting performance and convincingly ages from youth to infirm old age through the film. Born in wisconsin into a wealthy family, his creative abilities came to the fore at an early age. Widely considered the greatest american movie ever made, orson welles s film debut reconceived hollywood conventions of storytelling and visual structure, suggesting the essential mystery of a persons inner self and inspiring countless filmmakers with its technical accomplishments. Wells the war of the worlds, broadcast on the columbia broadcasting system no initials in those days on october 30, 1938, actually convinced millions of. Fetching contributors cannot retrieve contributors at this time.