Part one of term paper
Citizen Kane was written and directed by Orson Welles. This classic masterpiece was completed in the 1940’s. It uses film as an art form to energetically communicate and display a non-static view of life - its components include unconventional lighting, inventive use of shadows, deep-focus shots from extreme foreground to extreme backgrou ...

Part two of term paper
... idealistically made his reputation as the champion of the underprivileged, becomes corrupted by a lust for wealth, power and immortality. As we take a closer look at the theme that is expressed by Kane’s ex-wife Susan we learn that things weren’t always what they had seemed. Thompson meets with Susan at a nightclub and questions her about Kane. She remembers that Kane "was really interested in my voice. What do you suppose he built that o ...