Citizen Kane

This is a short clip from Citizen Kane.

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[Wartler]

I always wondered: what kind of atrocity Mr. Bernstein did that they mentioned?

[claudegg]

I think that it is a toy that she did not approve of. Then she really did not like the fact that he not only does not care about the gift but that Mr. Bernstein is to come and pay his kids a visit. Does that make sense?

[claudegg]

What does everyone think about where I chose to start and stop the film.

Claude

[Cercopithecus47]

"I absolutely adore you". Has anyone portrayed 2 people (newly) in love better than Welles right here? And that lovely Bernard Herrmann waltz! The deterioration of their marriage is also (naturally) very well pictured. This is my favourite scene from the movie alongside "Susan's room".

[claudegg]

It is a great scene. I loved this film. Thank you for commenting.

[jadasic]

Genius, Welles is. . .the montage is so unnoticeable if you dont know what to look for.

[claudegg]

What do you think about where I started and ended the clip.

[hokey1222]

in just 2 minutes, welles was able to capture what other directors attempt to achieve in 2 hours. amazing :)

[catsiscats]

@claudegg yes. @Wartier, Mr. Bernstein is Jewish. That is why she doesn't want him around. She is a WASP bitch.

[AliaSparrow]

A daily breakfast. When I was 13 years old watching that scene, something about the changes struck me? Where's that smiling husband? What happened?

[FetaCheese222]

@Cercopithecus47 I think the conversation between the two is shows Welles using the movie sarcasticly. These people aren't really in love, they don't even care about what the other one is saying.

[Cleon29Warrior]

Emily: Really, Charles, people will think...

Charlie: What I tell them to think!!!

He's THE MAN!!!

[dusel3]

@claudegg where is Mr. Berstein??? I have written a classtest about that scene

[wkbfutewc]

Welles wholly wrote this scene the rest (we're told) was written by Herman J. Mankiewicz (when he was sober), but the controversy continues to this day. The screenplay was the only bit of this film that won an Oscar. Mankiewicz had worked for the Chicago Tribune so he certainly had an insight into the workings of a newspaper. Mankiewicz also wrote the Wizard of Oz.

Mankiewicz became, through Marion Davies a big friend of William Randolph Hearst hence the only Oscar this movie ever received.

[decolda]

1:43 i know she says Not You, but it sounds like F*ck You, and what does he say when she cuts him with Charles at 1:37

[moviehypno23]

@hokey1222 I've been saying that to so many people! It's like I watched this scene once and understood a crumbling marriage better than if I watched something like Revolutionary Road (which I've yet to see).

[rawritscheezey]

@claudegg I like how you did it, but maybe you should've had the final conversation go on for one or two more lines. Other than that, perfect.

[rainybutsunnyday]

I am looking at the editing of the film and have chosen this clip to consider the contribution of editing to temporal order, any ideas on the subject? =D