The 1941 film Citizen Kane was written, and directed by Orson Wells, who even co - stars in this film. Many film critics consider this film to be the greatest film ever made. This film symbolically narrates the lives of William Randolph Hearst and Orson Wells by narrating the life of Charles Foster Kane, a juggernaut in the American newspaper business. Interestingly, this film begins with the death of Charles Foster Kane (played by Orson Wells) and is narrated mostly through flashbacks of the people who knew him best.
A reporter, Jerry Thompson (played by William Alland) tries to find information about Kane's life and his dying word "Rosebud...". Thompson first encounters Kane's previous wife Susan Alexander (played by Dorothy Comingore) but she does not tell him anything other than," Get out!" So, Thompson then goes to an archive of Walter Thatcher (played by George Coulouris), a rich banker and Kane's guardian growing up. Thompson learns a lot about Kane's childhood. He discovers that Kane grew up in poverty as his parents were in charge of a boarding house. His parents ended up giving Kane away to Thatcher. At the age of 25, Kane enters the newspaper business and completely takes over the New York Inquirer. He hires elite journalists for the Inquirer. In fact, he persuades them to leave a paper called the Chronicle for the Inquirer. Everything starts off right for Kane as he is in charge of one of the most powerful Newspaper industries in the world, he marries the president's niece, Emily Monroe Norton (played by Ruth Warrick) and he launches his campaign to be the next Governor of New York. His newspaper even creates two separate headlines in case if Kane wins the election. However, Murphy's law soon comes into effect for Kane and he ends up having to make some tough decisions.
Overall, I really enjoyed this film. Personally, I think this is the greatest film ever made. I liked how the entire film is told through flashbacks. That's not something you see a whole lot in films today and it made me appreciate this film so much more. There's a mystery throughout the film that critics are calling the greatest mystery in all of cinema. This is a film that no matter how many times you watch it, you still leave with questions about it, particularly about Kane's dying word "Rosebud...". This is a film that definitely challenges you and really gets you thinking. That's what I liked most about it. I would definitely recommend this film to anyone looking for a great drama.
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