Trump on citizen kane donald trumps favorite movies. In the myth of citizen kane, the 25yearold orson welles is celebrated as a boy. T im kaine made his solo national debut as hillary clintons running mate at the democratic national convention wednesday, sharing his life story and sharpening his attacks on donald trump the. The still above may well be one of the most copied in film history. As a result, every wellmeaning, tyrannical or selfdestructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event. Orson welles talks about citizen kane in 11minute 1960 interview duration. Citizen kanes campaign speechsaturday night at the movies. Donald trump misinterprets the themes of citizen kane in painfully awkward interview watch while many of us would call charles foster kanes downfall immense, trump thinks its only a.
Citizen kane speech sounds like trumps threat to imprison. Read tim kaines speech at the democratic convention. The scene jump cuts to kanes memorable political speech in vast madison square garden in front of a gigantic poster of himself on the eve of the gubernatorial. Weve also thrown in movies that feature trump cameos. Citizen kane charles foster kane campaigns for governor. Citizen kane 1941 routinely tops the polls as the greatest film ever made. Though kanes friend and colleague jedediah leland joseph cotten, and his mistress. There is only one man who can rid the politics of this state of the evil domination of boss jim gettys. Citizen kane 1941, rko, directed by orson welles, screenplay by orson welles, herman j. Newspaper magnate, charles foster kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. Harbinger war of the worlds mastermind orson welles was wellprepared to make a movie about a press lord and politician unconcerned with the facts. Citizen kane 1941 charles foster kane speaks to his executives on the enquirers success. It has topped bbc cultures list of the greatest american films and many other polls before. This speech led to bazins 1947 article the technique of citizen kane.
In the speech kane gives while running for governor, welles looms. In 2016, donald trump shared his personal thoughts on citizen kane, the iconic film by orson welles. Charles foster kane orson welles gave a speech to his newspapers executives. Citizen kane is a 1941 american drama film by orson welles, its producer, coscreenwriter. Citizen kane s campaign speech saturday night at the movies.
How donald trump totally missed the point of citizen kane and won. Citizen kane speech sounds like trumps threat to imprison clinton. How donald trump totally missed the point of citizen kane. When citizen kane finally opened in may 1941, it was a failure at the box office. A transcript of welless speech and the source for my quotation can be found in films in. Citizen kane 1941 charles foster kane campaigns for governor. In this scene, harry lime orson welles attempts to convince his old friend holly martins joseph cotten to join him in his underground criminal affairs. Orson welles citizen kane movie speech american rhetoric. Citizen kane charles foster kane speaks to his executives on the enquirers success. Donald trump misinterprets the themes of citizen kane. An internet classic from before he became president. Six years ago, i looked at a picture of the worlds greatest newspaper men. When a reporter is assigned to decipher newspaper magnate charles foster kanes orson welles dying words, his investigation gradually reveals the fascinating portrait of a complex man who rose from obscurity to staggering heights. Orson welles pitched a tv remake of citizen kane in the 1950s.
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