felixthecat
are we there yet?
^ this. Beautifully made and absolutely breathtaking to look at on occasions. But as a film? Urgh. I got bored.
Citizen Kane
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^ this. Beautifully made and absolutely breathtaking to look at on occasions. But as a film? Urgh. I got bored.
Thanks, i watched it again last night and i am pretty sure i love it because of the soundtrack. I think, VP there is room in the world for appreciators at both elementary and expert levels like you and me. I am literally floored by that scene where the soul singer suddenly announces 'It cant be love' while kane and his lady are stuck in Xanadu. My God, the script along with it was exemplary. But my question is who wrote that sound track? The whole film has left me spellbound.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I'm not sure who wrote it and there's no way to find out who did. Damn.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/soundtrack
Didn't realise hermann was working already in late 30s/early 40s.
Didn't realise hermann was working already in late 30s/early 40s.
exactly, and i am REALLY interested in urbans ideas about what Rosebud actually means
*anyone reading this thread - there may be spoilers*
what the hell does it mean butchers?
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Kane was the first thing Herrmann ever worked on apparently.
Rosbeud: see answer above. I've never seen the film myself.
Rosbeud: see answer above. I've never seen the film myself.
Well, some have said it's Hearst's nickname for his mother, however as El Jefe mentioned before, Gore Vidal once said that it was Hearst's nickname for his girlfriend's clitoris. This has now become widely believed Fact.
In actual fact, a nickname Hearst's mate gave to his (Hearst's) mother
its so beyond brilliant and i never get bored at the boring bits cos i love the music, citizen kane is one of the reasons i continue to 'live'
thats okay sweetie, i have a spoiler thread going and i want the mods to look after it
citizen kane is one of my lifes most amazing moments. I watched it last night and i love it so much i am watching it again on sunday!
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
To echo what others have said, Citizen Kane is, on the level of a drama, a good film (and Welles is never less than compelling). I believe he was only 24 or 25 when he made it, which is extraordinary.
It's a little like Ulysses, I think. If you want to write novels, you really should read Ulysses, because it will almost certainly open your eyes to possibilities you hadn't thought of. The same is true of CK - wow, you can do that!
It's not my favourite Welles film - I think The Trial is that. This is a man who had to scramble for finance all his life, which is fucked up. He was in his mid-twenties when he made this! What could he have gone on to do with the finance?
It's a little like Ulysses, I think. If you want to write novels, you really should read Ulysses, because it will almost certainly open your eyes to possibilities you hadn't thought of. The same is true of CK - wow, you can do that!
It's not my favourite Welles film - I think The Trial is that. This is a man who had to scramble for finance all his life, which is fucked up. He was in his mid-twenties when he made this! What could he have gone on to do with the finance?
I was a bit like that about casablanca lol
a film where you can sit and get drunk with the hero and cry at the end when his cold heart melts
I was a bit like that about casablanca lol
a film where you can sit and get drunk with the hero and cry at the end when his cold heart melts
i hated casablanca, which is why my mate left me Citizen Kane
nino_savatte
No pasaran!
I prefer Touch of Evil.
