Academy Awards

Rating: 10/10 (1 May 2006)

The film is an autobiographical work loosely based on the life and death of W.R. Hearst, although he was alive at the presentation of the film. Through a series of flashbacks, the film tells the story of Mr. Kane's life and loves. Both on his terms. We are left with the mystery of "Rosebud." Many clues turn to dead ends, but do we really find out what his last words meant? Watch and see.
In other polls, this film ranks as the "Best film ever made." A sad commentary to the fact the Motion Picture Academy didn't vote it as "Best Picture." The fact that this picture didn't win for best picture denotes that politics in the film industry existed long before Michael Moore and "Brokeback Mountain." It was Hearst's campaigning that kept this film from winning the "Best Picture" award.