Citizen Kane (feat. Kyle Stevens)


Kevin welcomes film professor Kyle Stevens to talk about Orson Welles’s classic ‘Citizen Kane,’ the likely runner-up in the 1941 Oscar race that lost to ‘How Green Was My Valley.’

0:00 – 1:26 – Introduction

1:27 – 34:47 – ‘Citizen Kane’ review

34:48 – 1:37:00 – Why ‘Citizen Kane’ lost Best Picture

1:37:01 – 1:48:44 – Shoulda been a contender

1:48:45 – 1:51:13 – Did ‘Citizen Kane’ deserve to win?

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