Filmmakers on why CITIZEN KANE is the greatest film of all time - AFI Movie Club
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Filmmakers and actors discuss their passion and admiration for CITIZE KANE, the greatest American film of all time.
William Friedkin, Laurence Fishburne, Norman Jewison, Richard Dreyfuss, Sydney Pollack, Kevin Spacey, Peter Bogdanovich, Debbie Reynolds, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese.
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Citizen Kane is the Citizen Kane of films.
literally
I have seen it over 200 times and I am as in love with it now as ever. Great acting from the entire cast. Welles is magical as Kane. I learn something new every time I watch it. Many independent film makers can improve their own works by borrowing light, shadowing and camera angle effects from this masterpiece. I do shamelessly and am more than willing to admit the influence.
Thank you Orson Welles for this treasure.
Best movie ever, best cinematography and staging ever, best miniatures in a movie ever!
Well, there are other films with great cinematography
@@gabrielesimone1372 he said best film though
I agree, I bought the blu ray and loved it from start to finish.
@@gabrielesimone1372 Sure, but Citizen Kane is probably the best, with the only film that challenges it for the top spot being, imo, Kubrick's Barry Lyndon
Not my favorite but as terms of the greatest films, it’s #1 imo because of how it revolutionized and encapsulated what cinema is all about. Citizen Kane is also influential due to it’s editing, camera techniques and cinematography of course. As much as I love Titanic & 2001, it can’t top Citizen Kane as #1. Godfather is great but it’s not in my top 50 favorite films.
Citizen Kane is the most important film for Film makers, but it's not the Greatest film of all time.
3 minutes of exceptional movie makers all agreeing with each other doesn't answer the question. *sigh*☻
Do you notice-- that as the sled is shown burning, the film is run BACKWARDS as the Name is revealed? The footage-frames showing the charred sled in the fire were printed last frame first so the name finally appears at the end of the shot. Welles was indeed a genius.
how is it backwards if the snow is shown melting as the shot progresses? i am confused
I thought there was just something burning faster in front of the sled. Interesting
@@Heartsonfireee that’s not snow it’s the burned parts, how and why would it have snow on it if it’s been in storage for over half a century?
OMG I never noticed that!!!
I always wondered why we see the name clearly as it's burning. Now I know.
Breathtaking filmmaking which hasn't been approached to this day. The dinner table sequence where they move further apart with each shot is extraordinary.
No explanation provided. Just directors saying how great it is
very important movie and a technical marvel no doubt, but the story is not even slightly interesting to me.
I disagree. I find the story very compelling.
Totally agree.
I don't get the fuss. The film is rather boring and didn't hit me emotionally or in any particular way.
Citizen and is to the filmmaking process the equivalent of invention of the whee. I studied the film inFilm school at UCLA. I Saw for the first time without AUDIO. It's still tell exactly the story. Also first movie shot in B/W using the "zone system" (Ansel Adams was a master of this very particular technique., also Orson Wells invents, devised the "camera language". The costume were designed to be shot in B&W with various degrees of Grey. Staging and camera position are still copied today. In addition to the first fram when you see an ECU of a mouth mouthing..."Rosebud". I can go on and on....A true masterpiece. and if you don't believe me watch " A TOUCH OF EVIL". Ciao.
Go watch A Touch of Evil even if you do believe him.
The character, Charles Foster Kane, reminds me of Donald Trump. He’s someone who has everything and nothing at all.
He does have the love of his family what are you talking about he searched for love lost it with Ivana when she only wanted to talk about business found it with Marla Maples but it was too much and perfected it with a stronger independent woman Melania that’s what citizen Kane was all about, finding love as sweet as that of the one he longed for that reminded him of love lost in his past as depicted as he searched for a love that was like that lost as tho one lost a child as shown in the movie.
Trump also loves his country and supporters is another and helping others is another and I bet you know nothing of Trump and the help he gives to those in need as far back as 40 years ago to every community and everyone he could meet or read about.
Yes, there was/is no "there" there.
@@nicm1280 WTF?! That's a complete load of bullshit! He's been an A-hole his whole life.
blumpf bad
@@nicm1280 You understand Trump completely.
Directors lauding Citizen Kane as the greatest movie of all time, but only Sydney Pollack explained one of the reasons why. The others did not. So, somewhat of a useless video. The title is misleading.
Yes, people admire and revere Kane.... then they went right back to the dreck and mediocre. Kubrick came along side Wells several times.
I'd Ridley Scott did some pretty impressive stuff over his career
John Ford. I like the little films by other actors who directed. And that includes Nicholson's The Two Jakes. Tommy Lee Jones films, (The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada) he directed, and John Torturros work. (American Gigolo is marvelous) Clooney knocked it out of the park with Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind. Sidebar...get a copy of The Coca Cola Kid, and Noltes's The Good Thief. Also, best supporting actor I ever saw, Luis Alberni in Easy Money.
I loved everything about this movie I dont know why people in the comments dont but I also thought that shaw shank was overrated so I guess we all have our own taste
How about Sight & Sound 2012 poll and recent winner named Vertigo?
That was really ridiculous that they did that because Vertigo is a mystery/thriller and is not comparable to Citizen Kane.
@@brandedtotroll9153 true. I personally like vertigo a lot, but objectively Citizen Kane stands for a whole lot more.
@@joshuaosborne9203 Vertigo in UHD is a really beautiful looking film. Very dreamlike yet haunting all at the same time.
Because of idiot new cinema critics.
@@brandedtotroll9153 IMO, Vertigo is just as brilliant, in a different way, as Citizen Kane. But it's a movie that rewards multiple viewings. You can't really get why it's so great by only seeing it once. Vertigo has a hypnotic spell that is completely unique. I think it deserves it's #1 ranking.
Ben-Hur (1959) is the best movie ever made in my opinion...Citizen Kane is awesome but not quite the very best.
Ben Him, the sequel, now that was a winner.
Citizen Kane is better than Ben-Hur imo. I think Citizen Kane is up there for the greatest movie ever made
@@sclogse1
I also enjoyed Bend Her very much, although their wasn’t much of a plot
@@errwhattheflip Ben Hur is a great film, but it is a bit gimmicky.
I enjoyed Citizen Kane, will definitely give it another watch....greatest movie of all time? in my humble opinion, its Withnail & I...must have watched it 100 times and I still notice small nuances that just make it funnier and funnier, gem of a movie 👍
All these kids in these comments thinking their opinion is more valid then legendary film makers🤦🏻
The audience decides what's good and bad at the end of the day.
It would be a logical fallacy-appeal to authority-to simply defer to the opinions of others as a justification for your own. Given that the clips in this video did not provide concrete, substantial explanations for why these filmmakers consider _Citizen Kane_ to be great, it should come as no surprise that some people may be inclined to state differing opinions.
Wtf. You just gave away the ending.
100% greatest movie of all time.
You don't have half (if not none) of the great, era-defining films that came later if not for Citizen Kane. The Searchers, Lawrence Of Arabia, The Godfather, Jaws, Star Wars, Pulp Fiction? Forget it, you don't have any of if if this film never existed. This is where that high standard of filmmaking began.
The Godfather Part II is the greatest American film. It achieves such a level of quality across the board that it's almost OBJECTIVELY the greatest...
Truly one of the greatest, sure the best godfather. But Citizen and few more films are better
It's not even the best of the trilogy or Coppola's best or second best, let alone the greatest ever.
GF part 1 is better
I think The Godfather is the more balanced film honestly, but Part 2 is unmistakably brilliant and truly one of the greatest movies ever made. Absolute brilliance on all levels. Citizen Kane, 2001, and The Godfather, imo, are better however
@@positional_play I'd say it's indeed Coppola's second best, and you could make a strong argument for it being his best.
this film is greatest for filmakers.. not us audience.. i watched it.. thia ia the worst boring movies i ever watched🤣🤣🤣 i watch one japanese movie 7 samurai its bnw but nice interesting story🤣🤣🤣
I find Citizen Kane be the film which is vastly overrated, boring in fact.
1.The Godfather
2. Grapes of Wrath
3. Vertigo
4. The Good, the bad and the Ugly (i enjoyed it more than the searchers)
then Citizen Kane
It's the best list AFI is an idiot
Best AMERICAN movie ever made, ok probably that’s fair. Best movie ever made in the WORLD? NO WAY. To say Citizen Kane is the best movie ever made in the world, that’s a statement difficult to sustain without being dogmatic.
Just go back and watch what kind of shit world was making back in 1940's.. you'll understand why this movie is so important a technical brilliance...
@@BhagyanagarRE cough cough....just go and watch what kind of movies Germany was making before citizen kane.....there is movie title M came in 1931 dieected by Fritz lang which inspired welles for citizen kane and that movie is easily superior than citizen kane
@@sameerahmed-gx8js I highly disagree. M is brilliant and an undisputed masterpiece, but against Citizen Kane? Really? Citizen Kane, pardon my language, is a fucking perfect movie. It's one of the few truly perfect movies where there's only one or two things to nitpick about. It's story is absolutely flawless, its technical polish is unmatched by any film apart from maybe Barry Lyndon, its acting is some of the best with Orson Welles giving an all-time great performance as Charles Foster Kane, and the themes of happiness and a man losing everything while gaining everything are incredibly profound and powerful, to the point where they've been endlessly copied by lesser films.
While I don't think it's the greatest movie of all time, it's certainly up there.
For sure, one of the greatest movies that has ever been made. My #2 just a little behind The Godfather on my greatest movies of all time list
Well this explained absolutely nothing
Spielberg said no such thing.
Why did they spoiled the movie at 2:25?
because the movie has been out for decades, and theyre assuming you've watched the movie if youre watching the review
I am not sure when / if I'll be able to watch Citizen Kane. ...Thus, anyone could be so kind to explain, what is the connection between the sleds and the rosebud... What was the role of this item in the life of the character? Thank You very much.
You see Charles Foster Kane as a child in his youth in a rather early scene having fun playing outside in the snow while his parents arrange him to be taken care of by a bank to get well him educated in exchange of the mother handing over the valuable land she owns in Colorado, basically his early childhood home. Thus, his mother took his innocent childhood away from him because she wanted him to be successful and rich one day, however, it seems as all Kane had in mind before dying was the fun time he had as a child with his sled. The name of the sled is implied to be Rosebud, therefore the connection and the whole movie is framed by a plot of journalists wanting to find the meaning behind his last word, the word of the wealthiest American who has ever lived.
The sled was named Rosebud and it was one of his most treasured childhood possessions
Thank You very much for Your answering my question. Thus, Rosebud is the measure of childhood happiness and the most warm recollections... It means Life and, hopefully, reincarnation too...
I too have a Rosebud 😆
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...as the years went by I continued my action figures until I was 18, because I started hearing murmurs from the aunts and Uncles that I was still playing with TOYS...
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...Now the problem i found with the video games is...
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and finally... 3!!... You get to HOLD THEM!!!... You own them!! You can play with them... you can sleep with them... etc etc
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@@supermanbatman4992 Thank You for writing on the issue.
When are you going to update your 100 years 100 films list?
Pisses on Shawank
Well, it may be one of many great films in Cinema. But I would argue that LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) David Lean. #MasterofCinema
Was not saying CITIZEN KANE is anything but what it is, great, just saying that my opinion is that picture is not "THE" best. So many "best" pictures out there, wouldn't you agree? I would say, that both are Titans because of each there unique qualities.
But I love LAWRENCE OF ARABIA more so. More adventure, action, war, ...
@Randy White It's the best Lean movie by far in my opinion. But film is ultimately pretty subjective
So overrated
Citizen Kane is up there in terms if American film but that's a far cry from greatest of all time...I don't understand why we keep circling back to this film when people don't even know who any of the great directors of the past were other than the same old names. This and Kubrick worship must stop 😂 it's a Hollywood narrative and it isn't real or productive.
What then would you consider to be films that are the greatest of all time if not Citizen Kane or the works of Kubrick?
Kubrick is one of the best. Maybe John Ford and William Wyler are more important but probably the four most important American directors are 1. Ford 2. Welles 3. Wyler 4. Kubrick
Then maybe you got your Nicholas Ray and Elia Kazan or some shit.
What's wrong with the Kubrick worship. Kubrick is one of, if not the most diverse filmmaker out there, he perfected nearly every single genre and gave classics in nearly everything. 2001: A Space Odyssey being widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.
The women in this movie really make it worth watching lol
No its not.
Nobody:
Orson: ceilings!!!
How does anyone know what Kane's last words were? He was alone when he spoke them.
Because they watched this movie.
Kane's butler Raymond explains near the end of the movie that he heard him say "Rosebud" followed by the sound of the snowglobe breaking. With that in mind, Raymond most likely told everyone about it and then word reached the press.
@@PTSmash He does but he is never actually seen to be present when Kane dies.
The audience knows for sure and only the audience is allowed to know why.
A nurse or maid walks in right after he says it, it's possible she could've overheard it.
Wow. AFI just spoiled the movie for everyone who hasn't seen Citizen Kane before.
The film has been out for 79 years.
@@MultiSolomonster Yet, they are new movie buff born everyday who may not have seen the movie. They could have done the trailer without the big reveal.
Rangersly Maybe don’t watch a video about a film you haven’t seen then?
@@MultiSolomonster I've seen the movie. I'm thinking about other people. It's a thing you know? Thinking about other people? People enjoying watching one of the best movie ever done for the first time.
Rangersly I didn’t mean you specifically obviously. It’s common sense to not watch videos of people talking about a film one hasn’t watched yet.
Too short.
noup...godfather is the greatest
@Randy White lol how are Apocalypse Now or Godfather 2 better than Godfather 1?
@Randy White I disagree. Are you going tay Apocalypse Now was better? Not in my view.
It insists upon itself.
@Randy White The Godfather is definitely his best apart from maybe Part 2, and that's a strong maybe. You may like other films more, but it's certainly his most "perfect" film
As a moviegoer, it's not. It might even qualify as pretentious. It was a revolution in cinematography no doubt. But if you go beyond that, it is at best, good. Few people other than film students sit through multiple screenings. In comparison, how many times do people see The Shawshank Redemption or Raiders of the Last Ark? My pick for number 1 and 2 are Godfather and Godfather 2. But tomorrow I might suggest other films, but Citizen Kane would not make my top 50 let alone be the best.
the word pretentious is so overused and misused that it's basically meaningless. In what way is Citizen Kane pretentious? Do tell...
Then again, you're not a film maker.
I guess only filmmakers are supposed to have opinions about films then...
I think that comparing the number of views a certain movie gets doesn't necessarily means that it's greater than the other. I understand if you didn't like the film, but it goes beyond being revolutionary in cinematography. Orson Welles changed the form of filmmaking and storytelling by the use of flashbacks to narrate Kane's life, which was something rarely or never before seen for such a big production. At the same time he ditched the "invisible camera" technique used by major Hollywood films during the decade of the 30's and early 40's, (before 1941), and introduced never seen before camera movement that was not only visually stunning but complementing to the story and the actions happening on the screen. Just my opinion though.
I'm no film school student, yet I've watched this movie nearly 15 times. It's perfectly entertaining. The cinematography was obviously revolutionary, but how about the script and score. Those influenced cinema quite a bit as well. Kane is often not watched due to the high standard it was set at, being called the greatest movie ever made, yet it absolutely holds up as a marvelous piece of entertainment as well as art
Overrated movie
Nah, it’s the #1 film ever made so your opinion is wrong.
Agreed, it's not the worst but it's only considered the greatest for the technical aspects and the way it was shot. If you want to see the actual greatest films of all time, look at imdb's top 250.
@@joe13shankLol IMDB list is a joke , not even worthy of to be taken seriously. That List is voted by ordinary fans born after 1990 not cinema experts . Majority of the movies in Imdb top 100 are released after 1990 to 2000s wheras golden age of cinema was 1940 to 70s which most of the IMDB voters are not even aware about . No Chinatown ,Lawrence of Arabia , Sunset Boulevard in top 100 but The Dark Knight , Matrix and Inception make in top 20. Recently a Bollywood movie 12th Fail make top 10 in this hilarious IMDB list
Citizen Kane is an old persons movie.
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Thanks for spoiling. Now I will not need to watch the movie anmyore. At least not with the impact, that it should have on me.
@Randy White how should I know? It's about getting people to watch the movie. A spoiler is the opposite of what I would expect.
A video that caters to the serous film buff can be forgiven for assuming they have seen the classic film, especially one that has been around for almost 80 years. Since it's not a who--done-it, it doesn't really matter if you know what Rosebud means (I have heard it mentioned in various contexts, much like "I am your father"). There is a wealth of treasures still to be discovered and enjoyed.
Maximilian Belmont it’s isn’t really the story or the plot twist that makes this movie great. It’s the technicalities and the contributions it made in pushing the art form forward. I find it is a requirement to look into film history to fully appreciate what this film brought to the table. I happen to think the conclusion to this film is the least interesting part of it.
Dude, the movie is 80 years old...you gotta be kidding me