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In Reply to: If one word could describe this film it would be GENIUS. posted by Audiophilander on October 02, 2001 at 09:13:48:
All that I could add to what 'Phlouder wrote is that "Kane" really moves cinema beyond the realm of "filmed drama" like you would see on a stage. To a very considerable degree, Welles exploits the unique abilities of film to tell a story, to be evocative and non-literal. It does not hurt that the story itself is rich with important themes and that the acting is first-rate.
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The interesting thing about Kane, for me, is that while it is supremely filmic -- its exploitations of angle are *exactly* what Bela Balazs was talking about! -- it is simultaneously one of the most _theatrical_ films out there. By that I don't mean that it's miming the stage; rather, elements of _Kane_ (for example, the lighting) employ to stunning effect a sort of stylized excess typical of the stage. For example, the light through the window in the depository is something you'd expect to see on Broadway, not in Hollywood.Anyone else see parallels to German Expressionism?
d., sees this forum taking up a lot of his time from now on ;o)
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