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Citizen Kane

audiovisual digital film film core Lifetime Path planned

Creators

  • Orson Welles, director

Canon Rationale

A core film-canon work, included for cinematography, sound, narration, authorship, modernist structure, and film-canon formation.

Path

Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 81.

Evidence

  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Citizen Kane'.
  • review essay: Criterion Collection edition and essays for Citizen Kane.

Audit Flags

version dependency, access preservation required

Completion unit: watch the complete film in a standard or restored edition.

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