Orson Welles in Citizen Kane Orson Welles produced, directed and starred in Citizen Kane, the classic masterpiece that communicates its original narrative through cinematography, lighting, music, settings, sounds and performances revolutionaries. The film has underlying symbols in every single shot and uses countless cinematic devices to convey meaning. One of the many implications of Citizen Kane is strongly embodied in the sequence of Kane and his wife Susan in their palace, Xanadu. Welles' choice of shots, staging, and movement in this sequence are used effectively to symbolize the inferiority of women to men. The way Susan Alexander is shot in this sequence is perhaps the most obvious indication of how women are portrayed in this film. . Most of Susan's shots are medium or close-ups; in fact, almost every close-up in the entire film is of Susan. These close-up shots, especially when taken in moderate to bright lighting, give Susan an air of youth and vulnerability...