Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941, U.S.; 1 hr., 59 mins.)
Reading Report Question
What, according to André Bazin, is the “ontology” of the photographic image? How does it
inform his account of the “evolution” of a film “language? Refer to Citizen Kane and any other
relevant films or readings from previous weeks, and to the previous week’s material on film
sound. Provide a critical summary and evaluation of the main argument of the assigned reading(s) and address the specific issues in the question you are answering. You are expected to demonstrate your familiarity with and understanding of the readings assigned in this course, as well as your ability, on the basis of these, to analyse sequences from films that we have seen.

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