Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film, directed by and starring Orson Welles. It was released by RKO Pictures, and was Welles' first feature film. The film was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories;it won an Oscar for Best Writing (Original Screenplay). Citizen Kane was voted the greatest film of all time in five successive Sight & Sound's polls of critics, - a time span of five decades. The movie is particularly praised for its innovative cinematography, music, and narrative structure. Many film critics consider Citizen Kane to be the best film ever made, which has led legendary critic Roger Ebert to joke: "So it's settled: Citizen Kane is the official greatest film of all time."
公民凱恩是一部上映于1941年的一部劇情電影,導演兼主演-奧遜·威爾斯。這部影片由雷電華影片公司出品,這也是威爾斯的第一部劇情電影。這部電影獲得了九項奧斯卡提名。并獲得了奧斯卡最佳編劇獎(原創劇本獎)。這部電影連續五次在視覺&音效調查中被評為最佳電影。這個時間跨度為50年。特別是在創新攝影、音樂、敘述結構上獲得贊譽。許多影評人認為這部電影是有史以來最優秀的電影,這讓傳奇批判家-羅杰·艾伯特開玩笑地說:“就這么定了,公民凱恩是最偉大的官方電影”。
The story examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a character based in partupon the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. It also follows Chicago tycoons Samuel Insulland Harold McCormick, and describes aspects of Welles' own life. Upon its release, Hearst prohibited mention of the film in any of his newspapers. Kane's career in the publishing world starts with an idea to provide a social service, but gradually evolves into a ruthless pursuit of power. The story is told mainly through flashbacks. A newsreel reporter wants to solve the mystery of the newspaper magnate's dying word: "Rosebud" and does so in showing old footage of Kane.
故事敘述了查爾斯·福斯特·凱恩的生活和那傳奇的一生,他的飾演者是威爾斯,這個角色部分是在報紙業大亨-威廉·倫道夫·赫斯特的基礎之上改編而成的。還有,芝加哥大亨-塞繆爾·英薩爾,以及哈羅德·麥考密克,電影還講述了威爾斯生活的某些方面。電影上映之初,赫斯特禁止在他的報紙中提到這部影片。凱恩在出版業的發展起源于為社會提供社會服務開始的,但是,逐漸轉入到對權利的追求之中。故事是以倒敘的形式講述的。新聞影片的記者想要解開報紙業大亨臨終遺言的神秘謎團:“玫瑰花蕾"失去了童年的凱恩。
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