Fabulous.

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2009)

Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane" (1941) is a masterpiece. Their is no doubt about it. It is one of the few films that are just fabulous in all departments. The plot is about Charles Foster Kane's (Orson Welles) life, as seen through the eyes of many different people who knew him. You hear a lot of people's opinions (his second wife, his personal business manager, his guardian during his childhood...) but never his own. The brilliant twist ending is one of the best I have ever seen. What really imprints itself on the brain is the cinematography. The acting, makeup, direction and screenplay are all fantastic, but the photography (by the great Gregg Toland) is truly the best camera work you are ever likely to see. The deep focus and distinct shadows almost place "Citizen Kane" in the Film Noir category. A film to watch over and over again.