When a reporter is assigned to decipher newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane's dying words,the reporter fears he may never penetrate the mystery of the elusive man's final word, 'Rosebud'
Citizen Kane, written, produced, directed and played by Orson Welles, is probably the most exciting film that has come out of Hollywood for twenty-five years. I am not at all sure that it isn't the most exciting film that ever came out of anywhere.
Welles' performance is nothing less than astonishing. He begins as a youth of 21, goes through middle age to his death, and makes every moment believable in voice, walk, and gesture. Even in his love scenes is Welles effective.
