by Benjamin Ross · Warner Home Video · DVD · EAN 3700173202269
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«Citizen Welles» is the film by Benjamin Ross (1999), starring Liev Schreiber, John Malkovich and Melanie Griffith, on DVD.
The film recreates the making of Citizen Kane and the clash between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst, a press magnate who tried to prevent its release, feeling portrayed in the protagonist. Biographical drama about creative ambition and the power of the media in classical Hollywood.
The film is also known as RKO 281. It was distributed by Warner Home Video; languages: English and French.
For those interested in the history of classical cinema and the figure of Orson Welles, with a look at the tensions between art and media power.
