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“Alone in his decaying pleasure palace, Charles Foster Kane continued to direct his falling empire…vainly attempting to sway, as he once did, the destinies of a nation that has ceased to listen to him." (Citizen Kane)
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“Alone in his decaying pleasure palace, Charles Foster Kane continued to direct his falling empire…vainly attempting to sway, as he once did, the destinies of a nation that has ceased to listen to him." (Citizen Kane)
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2/. Citizen Kane should be viewed as it was intended: as a warning from history
In 1933 Herman Mankiewicz, who co-wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane, wrote a screenplay about Hitler
The Mad Dog of Europe predicted a future genocide, but was never made
In 1933 Herman Mankiewicz, who co-wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane, wrote a screenplay about Hitler
The Mad Dog of Europe predicted a future genocide, but was never made
3/. “Farewell to the arts, to eloquence.” (Mary Shelley)
We naturally turn to science for solutions to #COVID19, but the arts shouldn't be ignored
Art & literature not only help us make sense of the world & our responses to it, but can also help uncover truths & offer warnings.
We naturally turn to science for solutions to #COVID19, but the arts shouldn't be ignored
Art & literature not only help us make sense of the world & our responses to it, but can also help uncover truths & offer warnings.
