LIT 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Citizen Kane, Snow Globe, Holdfast
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The holdfast character has an improper relationship with the shadow, especially the anima. Charlie kane becomes a holdfast: he didn"t struggle to earn his money, it was given to him, has a troubled relationship with women, believes himself to be capable of serving in political position, bringing change. Inflated sense of self: creation of doctrines of the inquisitor. Creative ways to shoot scenes in citizen kane: desks which pull apart as the camera moves over them, holes in the floor where cameras could be placed to get extreme low angle shots. Citizen kane personal notes & class ideas about film. Leland believed that kane was always trying to prove something: The creation of susan alexander as a big star was an attempt to prove something: need to control people, to assert his power. The building of xanadu was meant to prove something.
