Orson Welles presents CITIZEN KANE (85th ANNIVERSARY) - 4K RESTORATION
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Iconic writer/director/actor Orson Welles (Chimes at Midnight) marks his feature film directorial debut with one of the greatest films ever created in CITIZEN KANE 4K restoration starring Orson Welles (Othello), Dorothy Comingore (Any Number Can Play), Joseph Cotten (Airport 77), Agnes Moorehead (Bewitched: TV Series), William Alland (The Lady from Shanghai) and Ray Collins (Touch of Evil).
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TRIVIA:
- Throughout production Orson Welles had problems with various film executives not respecting his contract's stipulation of non-interference and several spies arrived on set to report what they saw to the executives. When the executives would sometimes arrive on set unannounced the entire cast and crew would suddenly start playing softball until they left.
- The camera looks up at Charles Foster Kane and his best friend Jedediah Leland and down at weaker characters like Susan Alexander Kane. This was a technique that Orson Welles borrowed from John Ford who had used it two years previously on Stagecoach (1939). Welles privately watched the movie about forty times while making this film.
- Orson Welles usually worked 16 to 18 hours a day on the film. He often began work at 4 a.m. since the special effects make-up used to age him for certain scenes took up to four hours to apply. Welles used this time to discuss the day's shooting with renowned Cinematographer Gregg Toland and other crew members.
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PLOT: Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.' - IMDb
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CITIZEN KANE Trailer
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We have $8.50 tickets for the first (8) RSVPing members and you may pay me at the theater.
Members may also bring (2) guest.
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Please meet in the lobby at 06:30p for the 7:00p showing. There will be at least 15-20 min of previews for members running late.
We look forward to seeing you at the Cinema.
Dante
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