CapFilm: CITIZEN KANE 85th Anniversary
Schedule
Sat Jan 03 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
50 N George St, York, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17401 | York, PA
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In the most dazzling debut feature in cinema history, 25-year-old writer-producer-director-star Orson Welles synthesized the possibilities of sound-era filmmaking into what could be called the first truly modern movie.📅 Date & Time: Saturday, January 3 at 7pm
📍 Location: Capitol Theatre, Appell Center for the Performing Arts
🎟️ Tickets: $8 (Appell Center Member CapFilm passes are accepted for free admission)
🎤 Introduced by Gettysburg College Professor Jack Ryan
SYNOPSIS: In telling the story of the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of a William Randolph Hearst-like newspaper magnate named Charles Foster Kane, Welles not only created the definitive portrait of American megalomania, he also unleashed a torrent of stylistic innovations—from the jigsaw-puzzle narrative structure to the stunning deep-focus camera work of Gregg Toland—that have ensured that 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙣 𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙚 remains fresh and galvanizing for every new generation of moviegoers to encounter it.
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