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Citizen Kane: the greatest film ever made?

November 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · Big damn heroes, sir, But is it Art?, Silver screen

I wouldn’t blame you if you were put off by the title of this post. After all, it’s a pretty moot point which people will continue to argue over, disagree about and use as a subject for television documentaries probably for decades to come. And whenever these discussions kick off, Orson Welles’ masterpiece Citizen Kane always gets mentioned, much to the annoyance of those people who don’t rate it very highly.

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