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5.0 out of 5 stars
As intriquing as Kane itself,
This review is from: Citizen Kane, The Fiftieth - Anniversary Album (Hardcover)
The making of Welles masterpiece is almost as fascinating as the movie itself and Harlan Lebo has provided a very readable account of how Kane was made. I think this is as good as Pauline Kael's 1971 `Raising Kane' though that has the very real advantage of having the shooting script and the interesting RKO Cutting Continuity script. Lebo's book doesn't need these as he looks at Hollywood, how the movie was made and sold, its reception when released in 1941 and eventual triumph.
Included in the book are eighty-five photos, mostly off-screen shots by Alexander Kahle, the RKO staff snapper. I thought it was a pity the book wasn't better produced to show of the photos, studio documents and the twenty-page souvenir program featured in the book's back pages. Nicely a long Index is included. As historical background to the movie rather than an aesthetic analysis of Citizen Kane (plenty of these listed by Amazon) Lebo's book can't be beat. ***LOOK INSIDE THE BOOK by clicking 'customer images' under the cover. |
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Citizen Kane, The Fiftieth - Anniversary Album by Harlan Lebo (Hardcover - October 1, 1990)
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