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Citizen Kane

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The opening shot Xanadu at Kane's death The camera's destination is the only light seen in Xanadu

 The snow globe reminds Kane of his lost childhood The News on the March newsreel gives a superficial account of Kane's life Rawlston despatches Thompson to discover who the real Charles Foster Kane was by discovering the meaning behind his final word - 'Rosebud'

 Tgompson encounters a drunken Susan Alexander who refuses to give him an interview Thompson next visits the library of Walter P. Thatcher Mrs Kane signs guardianship of her son over to the bank against his father's wishes

Kane's parents tell him he is going away - and they won't be coming The adult Kane jovially antagonises his former guardian. An older Kane is not so ebullient

Thompson next pays a visit on Kane's faithful assistant Mr. Bernstein Kane reads his Declaration of Principles to Bernstein and Jedediah Leland Kane with the reporters he poached from The Chronicle

'There is a Man!' Kane holds a party to celebrate his acquisition of the Chronicle reporters Kane nervously announces his impending marriage to Emily Norton, the president's niece The slow disintegration of the Kanes' marriage is depicted in a montage sequence of breakfast scenes

Kane finds refuge from his failing marriage in the arms of Susan Alexander, a common shop girl Kane embarks on a political campaign focused on the imprisonment of corrupt union leader 'Boss' Jim Gettys. But Gettys has other ideas...

Emily Kane receives a note telling her to visit an address where she and Kane find Gettys waiting for them The apartment is Susan's, and Gettys threatens to expose Kane's affair unless he withdraws from the election Disillusioned by Kane's infidelity, Leland demands to be transferred to Chicago With his marriage and political ambitions wrecked, Kane unsuccessfully attempts to promote Susan as an opera singer After her disastrous debut, Kane hears his reporters organising a positive report of her performance Kane finds Leland passed out over a negative review of Susan's preformance and finishes the review before firing his former friend

Susan is driven to a suicide attempt by Kane's pressure on her to perform The Kanes retreat to the cavernous Xanadu ... where a bored Susan fills her time solving jigsaw puzzles

Thompson's final interviewee is Raymond, Kane's shady butler Susan finally decides to leave Kane After trashing Susan's room Kane faces a life alone... Following Kane's death his belongings are gathered in the reception haall of Xanadu One of the objects considered worthless and thrown into an incinerator is Rosebud, Kane's childhood sled. Thompson's quest has been unsuccessful, and we are still no nearer to understanding the man

 

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