Citizen Kane is one of the milestones of cinema.

Rating: 10/10 (8 March 2000)

After "Birth of a Nation", there is no other film to have so dramatic an influence on modern cinema. Orson Wells uses every gimmick, every technique, every camera angle to complete his masterpiece. The result is a tour de force of movement painted in dramatic lighting from drastic angles. Additionally, Wells' influence on filmmaking bore the French New Wave which lead to the independent film movement. Art houses might not exist had it not been for this landmark production. If there is a best film of all time, this may very well be it.