Orsan Welles was a prodigy to the world of filmmaking.

Rating: 10/10 (24 April 2003)

A famous entrepreneur of the 1940s by the name of Billy Rose once told Welles "Orsan quit! you'll never top it". Who would have thought that he was on the dote with what he meant? No film I can think of has a more flawless ensemble, a more driving and intriguing story told in a more elegant and beautiful way. After finishing a film like Citizen Kane, you never forget it.
Its innovative structure, its flawless cinematography, its flawless editing, and its near flawless performances. Profound statements on memory and historical rememberance. Almost flawless on every imaginable stratum I could possibly think of. It may seem that I have abstracted the term "flawless", but I am only giving credit to where its due. Welles has crafted a masterpiece for all times, and its my favourite Orsan Welles film after Chimes at Midnight -- another masterful work of art by Orsan Welles. Even after 62 years of its premier in New York, Citizen Kane still stands out as the only film conceptualized and consummated too perfectly.