HIST200 Lecture 10: HIST 200 Lecture 10: History 200: History and Film. < (ONLINE Week 10 / Module 10) > Article Reading for Citizen Kane: Citizen Kane (Street)
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Movie was disguised critical portrayal of newspaper mogul william randolph hearst. Also commented on us politics prior to the country"s entry into world war ii (abstract) Welles was a liberal who urged us intervention, while heart was an isolationist (abstract) Not widely seen until the late 1950s . Hearst is said to have a hand in killing kane"s success when the lm was released since he suppressed any mention of the lm in his paper ( power of the press ) War broke out in europe while the lm was being written ( essential to regard citizen kane as a product of that critical situation ) Welles supported the new deal and american intervention in the second world war whereas. Kane campaigned against the new deal and had very opposite political opinions. Man whose exploits have been full of contradictions and riddled with inconsistencies .
