A man and his Rosebud

Rating: 9/10 (20 August 2003)

"Rosebud" Arguably, the most famous word spoken in cinema. What does it mean? Citizen Kane is about longing. Similar to how Jimmy Stewart wants an image of a woman(Vertigo), Charles Foster Kane longs for something that isn't there. Humankind is always longing. What you need or want becomes what you have, and so you need or want more, and so forth. Kane is a man who can have everything he wants, yet he still longs for the unattainable.