Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane • "For what profit a man, if he gains the world and loses his own soul?" Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36 CITIZEN KANE is Orson Welles's greatest achievement--and a landmark of cinema history. ... Strange as it may seem today, Citizen Kane required a lot of getting used to. ... Many cinematographers found it offensive too, not for its innovations but because it resurrected techniques that had long been considered outmoded. ... I'd like to pay attention to the issue of innovation made in the film. ...

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