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The Citizen Kane Book: Raising Kane
First published in 1971 by Secker and Warburg, 2002 reprint by Methuen for Sight and Sound.
Citizen Kane has generated a significant amount of critical scholarship since its release in 1941. Orson Welles' work continues to be recognized as a singular artistic achievement, and this collection...
James Naremore compiles other instances of this charge in The Magic World of Orson Welles (New York: Oxford University Press, 1978), 45–46. Andrew Sarris weighs in on the same topic in “Citizen Kane: The American Baroque,” in Gottesman, ...
This new edition includes a revised preface and overview of criticism, an updated chronology of the film's reception history, a reconsideration of the locus of responsibility of Welles's ill-fated The Magnificent Ambersons, and new ...
Walking Shadows dramatically dissects the wild, high-profile battle between newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and famous young actor, director, and filmmaker Orson Welles over Welles’s groundbreaking film Citizen Kane.
This all-encompassing work also details the personal side of Welles's life, including his romances with Rita Hayworth and Dolores Del Rio and the confounding tragedy of his final years.
Discusses the script, art direction, and cinematography of Orson Welles' most famous film, argues that it was a collaborative effort, and examines Welles' other efforts for RKO
This is a companion to Citizen Kane - the film that was designed to shock (Kenneth Tynan) - one of the best-known movies in the history of Hollywood. Not only...
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