EPISODE · Jul 17, 2024 · 21 MIN
EP3. The Greatest Film of All Time (?) - Citizen Kane
from The Good Film Archive · host karim El Dalil
At 25 Hollywood newcomer Orson Welles debut gets throned as the best movie ever made, but the young protege's career takes a different trajectory. Archived under [Tribute] this audio essay delves deeper into the myth of Citizen Kane and its maker to try to separate fact from fiction. Aided by a few of the numerous interviews and documentaries made on the topic since the film's release in 1941.
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At 25 Hollywood newcomer Orson Welles debut gets throned as the best movie ever made, but the young protege's career takes a different trajectory. Archived under [Tribute] this audio essay delves deeper into the myth of Citizen Kane and its maker to try to separate fact from fiction. Aided by a few of the numerous interviews and documentaries made on the topic since the film's release in 1941.
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