UW Cinematheque: Wisconsin's Own Orson Welles: A Centennial Celebration Pt. 1
Citizen Kane | USA | 1941 | 35mm | 119 min. Director: Orson Welles
Event Details
Date
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore
Welles stars as Charles Foster Kane in his classic first feature, a thinly disguised interpretation of the life of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. The 25-year-old director took complete advantage of the freedom given to him by RKO Studios, breaking narrative and visual conventions and blazing new paths all along the way.
Welles stars as Charles Foster Kane in his classic first feature, a thinly disguised interpretation of the life of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. The 25-year-old director took complete advantage of the freedom given to him by RKO Studios, breaking narrative and visual conventions and blazing new paths all along the way.
Cost
Free
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