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Originally posted by Morticia
I'm not sure how much the Radio days inspired or influenced Welles' filmmaking. This is an intensely visual film! I noticed how all the shots that were taking place in Kane's mansion, Xanadu, showed vast amounts of empty space, usually shot long with Kane standing alone. A reference to Kane's empty life.....
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I think his radio career had a great impact on his films, this one in particular. There are great audio cues, the one that comes to mind is Marion Davies' (or whoever she is) high pitched voice being transformed into a kettle. That's a great effect.
My favourite bits of this movie are Joseph Cotten's performance, the opening newsreel, and the Boss Jim W. Gettys speech.