Hannah Long Movie Review – Citizen Kane (1941)

From God‘s Story Podcast · 39:45

Show by Brent Siddall

What’s the cost of fame and power? Brent talks with Hannah Long about Orson Welles and ‘Citizen Kane’. Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Despatch’, ‘Angelus News’, ‘The Bulwark’, ‘First Things’ and ‘Christianity Today’. (0:30) Why so famous? (1:40) Who was Orson Welles? (4:45) William Randolph Hearst; (6:35) RKO; (8:40) A revolutionary film; (11:40) The story and the cast; (15:15) Memory; (16:10) Identity; (18:25) The newsreel opening; (19:10) Xanadu; (20:10) Kane’s character; (21:35) The American ‘self made man’? (24:40) Journalism; (28:50) Kane motivated by a desire for love? (30:30) Kane and his wives; (32:40) Kane and politics; (33:30) Childhood; (34:20) Rosebud. Links mentioned in this episode: www.christianpost.com/voices/what-is-at-stake-with-trans-human-projects.html Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.

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