Martin Scorsese On CITIZEN KANE

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Martin Scorsese talks about Orson Welles and CITIZEN KANE.
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[@bscottb8]

Scorsese always sounds like a 33 1/3 RPM record played at 45.

[@seanmercer2057]

Possible that it's been sped up

[@ferociousgumby]

@@seanmercer2057 Oh no! He always sounds that way. Compare a few other interviews. It's hard to keep up.

[@kenkunta4879]

“Cocaine’s a hell of a drug” - Rick James

[@guyincognito5706]

bscottb8 Play the video back at 0.75x speed and it almost sounds normal. But I love Scorsese’s mile-a-minute speech pattern. He’s a wealth of film knowledge and expertise.

[@renhig7743]

LMAO

[@derfanddarf1]

I just love how excited and passionate Martin Scorsese is when talking about movies.

[@cezar211091]

His enthusiasm is contagious

[@avataraang7760]

was just thinking about this! crazy how beautiful people look and sound when they're talking about the things that they love

[@michaelotis223]

It's his hearty laugh that gets me!

[@alfonsogayman9699]

@Papwithanhatchet he is a film encyclopedia. He’s literally seen every film since 1920. And can speak abt them all

[@shafi2718]

Scorsese is literally me

[@99Filmo]

I love the fact that Martin Scorsese is more willing to talk about the films of others than his own films. My tied favourite director!

[@altunuzwwiiraidreplaysrobl4129]

Which one is first

[@cha5]

@Cyberdemon Mike Meh, One of the inspirations for Welles's Citizen Kane was comics, especially Will Eisner's The Spirit and Milt Caniff's Terry and the Pirates among others of that era, so for me Scorsese's opinion on the mcu is kind of irrelevant there. He's still one of my favorite director's regardless.

[@dbceltics11]

@Cyberdemon Mike He has a hell of a valid point. There is a viable difference between dramatic films like Citizen Kane and summer blockbusters like The Avengers. He didn't say you shouldn't watch comic book movies if that's what you fancy, he just noted the vast variance in artistic integrity and depth between the two. CGI comic book movies are clearly the fast food of the art form. Your palette is your palette. Ingest what you want, but don't convince yourself that consuming a Royale with Cheese gives you aristocratic taste.

[@Meesterlijker]

@@dbceltics11 underrated comment 👌

[@tillerman7272]

is that noodles in ur profile pic/

[@HoovyTube]

Passionate. Yet, quiet and reserved. His words are music for my soul.

[@garrison968]

One of the greatest scenes in cinema is the one of Kane's mother looking through the window at Charlie playing in the snow with that incredibly sad look on her face all in deep focus so you see Charlie, her and the room behind her and the husband coming in. I think this is what he means by the self conscious camera. Most American films had a shallow focus around that time. Like Capra.

[@danielmcdermott138]

Wow Martin Scorcese is just such a nice, humble man. Yet he's made some of the greatest pictures in cinematic history (taxi driver, raging bull, goodfellas etc). It's really interesting to see him talk about THE greatest picture in cinematic history. R.I.P Orson Welles and thank you for the great films you left behind (citizen kane, the third man, touch of evil)

[@themarinect]

Coppola is an one hit wonder. Scorsese is a much better director. He's very consistent.

[@ewanmcfadyen]

He's an at-least-4-hit wonder. All his films in the 70s are great, three of which stake a claim as the best film of the decade. Dipped in the 80s and 90s, came back to excellent form in 2009 with Tetro, and who knows, maybe he'll make one more before he retires.

[@frogface66]

Orsen only acted in the 3rd man.

[@KungaMatata]

Khang Ho Besides his four masterpieces in the 70s, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, Dracula and The Rainmaker are really good. I think he lost his mind while making Apocalypse Now, that’s why the decline in quality afterwards.

[@louishernandez2684]

@@KungaMatata You're beyond ignorant. That movie is widely considered a classic

[@smichelle65]

It's funny: Scorsese talking about realizing (appreciating), for the first time, what a director does after watching "Citizen Kane" on television--the same thing happened to me the first time I saw "Taxi Driver".

[@randywhite3947]

Me as well with both Taxi Driver and Raging Bull

[@sitizenkanemusic]

Scorcese, my favorite director, is a true master of the use of camera positioning, camera angles, fadeouts (fades in general), timed focusing, and all-around camera movements. That's only one of the many things he has mastered.

[@halloweenfriday]

I first watched Citizen Kane in film class, but I fell asleep. I watched it again and it's a pretty damn good movie.

[@holygoalie3]

I like this comment

[@mangotheif]

Connor Morley I FELL ASLEEP TOO

[@JustinAcevedoFilm]

Lol same exact thing for me

[@davidgray2805]

Its a bit better then damn good

[@williamdamon77]

I couldn’t take my eyes off it just brilliant !!

[@emperornortoni2871]

I can't imagine how fast he talked back in the day when he was coked up.

[@timonsteup2877]

He talked slower before. But the coke has left a permanent damage and he can't go back now. Lol.

[@LampwicksCigar]

WHATA.44MAGNUMDOTOAWOMAN’SPUSSYTHATYOUSHOULDSEE!!!

[@virambharvad8059]

@@timonsteup2877 What coke??

[@carlosmontoya6894]

Watch him at The Dick Cavett Show, you´ll see

[@trauma4465]

He admitted was coked up in his scene in the film “Taxi Driver” where he talks about killing his unfaithful wife.

[@Fantod69]

I think Scorsese is right, Kane is an enigma, in many ways. But, for the ending to work, Kane had to be an enigma. If you had gotten to know him on a deep emotional level throughout the film, the ending would have been anti-climatic. Kane is supposed to be emotionally stilted and full of ego. But, you do feel for him, at the same time: that's why he goes about "standing up for the working man" when he takes over the Enquirer-it's an effort to connect with people, even though he doesn't know how to on a sincere level. You also see his softer side on the night he meets Susan Alexander...the joking, and hand puppets. You see that he gets real joy out of making her feel better. It's the happiest we ever see Kane. The real tragedy of Kane is that he really isn't a bad man, in fact he wants to do good a lot of the time. He just ends up stumbling, because he's ill-equipped to handle complex emotions. It's a brilliant maneuver: to be able to have the audience feel that Kane is a first-class jerk...and yet we feel bad for him when he continues to be abandoned by his friends and family.

[@usulsk]

Ok, its a two years old comment, but: I would argue that the happiest we ever see Kane is his childhood. Which is the whole point of "Rosebud".

[@davidhenry8879]

Fantod69 r

[@jonathanblaze1648]

Perhaps Kane was like that due to the 'happiest' time for him being a child with his parents, and they were taken away from him. So throughout life he was subconsciously incapable of getting emotionally close to people, because they will be taken away. And he didn't want to deal with that pain.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Director Orson Welles understood, more clearly than screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, that the meaning of "Rosebud" is just a McGuffin. (I think Welles wrote the speech where the butler dismissed its importance.)

[@zingzangspillip1]

@@Blaqjaqshellaq I think it's possible that Rosebud really does refer to the happiness of his childhood, but also that that carries no importance. After all, there is nothing in that that can carry any meaning to anyone other than Kane himself.

[@dlphcoracl9645]

What truly makes Citizen Kane one of the greatest films of all time is the cinematography of Gregg Toland. He does things with the camera that had never been done before. His use of depth of field, lighting, shadows, unusual camera angles, painfully close close-ups, etc., truly set this film apart. If you watch this film, completely ignore the acting and the plot, and focus solely on the camera, each scene and each still is a visual work of art.

[@ramonmaximiliano3557]

Cinematography is only one of the things in that movie, Orson Wells acting is superb, sometimes re watching it, I almost can't believe he assisted with the script, he directed, acted on it, it's just too much talent in one person, and he was just 25. Also the script and the work in each of the characters, the way the scenes were written, it's my all time favorite cinematography, but the movie is not only that, Lawrence of Arabia has an astonishing cinematography, each shot could be a painting on the wall, but still Citizen Kane is a better movie, and the reason is that all the rest in Citizen Kane is equally high level, it is cliche kind of... but I truly consider Citizen Kane the best movie ever made, and I don't think so soon there will be any other that will surpass that.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

That man has such a beautiful smile.

[@smackdaddy9802]

There needs to be a 10 hour film of Scorcese analyzing the best films.

[@streetjam1236]

Facts

[@omirosv]

This is the first time I see and hear Scorsese speak and I just love the tone of his voice and his mannerisms. Even from sitting across the room you could tell this person is interesting.

[@0Imtheslime0]

Citizen Kane is unique. Crazy to think that it was Welles directors debut and he just wanted to make a movie out of sheer ignorance.

[@lukegraham304]

Citizen Kane is my favorite movie

[@guy2642]

@Felipe Gomes lol Felipe

[@albums8825]

@Felipe Gomes it isn't overrated just because you couldn't keep up with it.

[@Corvus887]

I think the reason Citizen Kane is so great is because no one can really put their finger on what is so good about it, but it is truly amazing.

[@aidanoriordan2142]

who saw citizen Kane when they were 12 years old and instantly new it was something magical .because I did .it was so good I bought the DVD off Amazon then

[@lexielexielexie09]

I love seeing other actors and actresses and directors talking about classics when they really know what they are talking about. Its great to hear their interpretation and comments on it all. It really helps me see new perspectives as well. Ahh its just wonderful!

[@CreedHouse]

OMG!!!! one of the best directors talking about one of the best movie ever made

[@harrisonraybuck9510]

Has it ever occurred to anyone that Scorsese might be in some ways be the Steve Wozniak of cinema? His genius combined with the passionate way he talks?

[@stepha5926]

Yeah. And I'd say that'd make Tarantino Jobs - a thief (whose entire career is based upon stolen ideas - many from Scorsese) hailed by many as a genius.

[@blakefieldmalcolm5638]

Wow. Both Harrison and Stepha. What an amazing take

[@maxdixon232]

cant get enough of his mouth sounds

[@WalterLiddy]

Of all the directors speaking about Kane, this is by far the most clear and correct perspective offered. Scorcese understands cinema better than anyone else imo.

[@HugAcreeper12]

Martin Scorsese one of my favourites ever!

[@rockchickstar]

you have no idea how much i love this guy!!!

[@ferabra8939]

Don't ever try to get Citizen Kane the first time you see it...You will never think "wow, this is the best movie I've ever watched". After seeing it 30 times, and hundreds of other movies from every decade, you'll begin to get it. See, it would take a time travel to 1941 and erasing your brain from all you've watched to actually be able to get how advaced the movie is watching it the first time.

[@popazo8556]

The thing at the end about feeling for Welles but notfor Kane is sooo on point

[@abhaythegodfather]

Scorsese never seemed so enthusiastic while talking about his own films! But here you see a child like excitement in him!

[@chrisjames4297]

0.75 speed is just perfect for Mr Scorsese - in his coke days, 0.5 or less

[@sreekarkarakala2378]

In his coke days..I like this line.

[@tillerman7272]

@@sreekarkarakala2378 "This LINE"? XD

[@prisma6799]

@@sreekarkarakala2378 you are the king of comedy

[@endymionas8240]

I tried it. You are absolutely right

[@tillerman7272]

@@endymionas8240 you mean you tried the coke or changing the speed

[@ferociousgumby]

Now I want to hear an hour of him talking about Citizen Kane. I see some Welles in Scorsese's work, particularly how his movies are morality tales that force us to "look": at the corruption of the characters, but also at the darkness in our own hearts.

[@92jwiener]

I just learned and can't believe that this movie premiered when Welles was 25, nearly 26. Wow.

[@dlphcoracl9645]

Listening to Martin Scorcese analyze another great film is a master class in itself.

[@HughMorristheJoker]

Orson Welles was one of the most brilliant humans to have lived since Schopenhauer.

[@GarenGarson]

Forgot to say that I have seen Kane so many times I've lost count. My take is that it is and will forever remain an enigma. That is to say we all know that it is a masterpiece but nobody has come up with a really good reason as to WHY it is. It is one of the riddles in life. We watch it over and over like we watch sunsets. And it's not the beauty of the sunset that keeps us coming back. It is something more universal, something that we know we within all of us, something waiting for us in eternity. Garen

[@zallesproductions]

Scorsese says Kane was "picking up where silent films left off". This is the key. Kane renewed the drive to innovate in the cinema.

[@65g4]

ive never seen Citizen Kane on tv ive only seen it on dvd the first time i rented it then i bought it and ive watched 3 more times since

[@moviemonk1000]

myself 30 plus times

[@zidanecristianoaveiro]

a masterpiece

[@TheGrant59]

My favorite director

[@joaotarrafa4523]

When I see Scorsese's interview, I always have to check if I accidentally set the video to 1.25x speed

[@mkpatel3137]

If you watch it in 0.75x, it'll be more comfortable

[@stepha5926]

Or 0.25x for Tarantino.

[@felixwatkins958]

A great director on another great director.

[@kingcaesar5]

@Corvus887 it greatness lies in how Welles was able to incorporate techniques from the early masters like Ford, Renoir, Land etc. and blend them harmoniously. Kane is sort of a textbook for filmmaking.

[@telecine]

Se Martinho falou, tá falado! 👏

[@MrHenridaniel]

its I foundation to the modern cinema. i think everyone has there own rosebud. and this movie is so amazing that it could reveal something so personal with out revealing to much.

[@continentalgin]

Very insightful. In the top five greatest American films is... Raging Bull. Every shot, every scene is great. I think Marty learned that from KANE.

[@peggyh4805]

There is always a moment or two when I’m watching a movie that I feel the movie is dragging along or boring. 1 exception is Goodfellas. Never a dull moment. It has all my attention every time I watch it which I have many times. It is a masterpiece, Mr. Scorsese. Thank you. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@robbieardura]

Wow! He saw it on television! I wish tv was like that nowadays.

[@zachjohnson637]

It is...TCM.

[@AndyJay1985]

He must have been so excited to get the legendary Bernard Hermann to score Taxi Driver.

[@Bill-uo6cm]

Very smart guy.

[@stevestarscream5182]

There is nothing special about the story except the controversy it caused being about Hearst... it’s the cinematography that makes this movie so special

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Martin ...great master of film ...so intelligent ...not a movie maker ...he is a true artist, making a film ...nice man, funny :)

[@nickellicker]

@Larkinchance You are just too right.. Advertisements can get realy out of hand...

[@williamtoad8040]

It’s funny Citizen Kane the story the pacing and timing of it in a lot of ways is similar to his biopic films

[@MarkGloverMasterson]

Marty is always on Amphetamine even when he isn't on Amphetamine (although he did have his demons in the past.)

[@zazzzy]

Mark Glover Masterson seriously he’s coked out

[@Th3NrY]

it's funny because at nine years old I noticed cinematography with Goodfellas

[@Johnlindsey289]

Why you try to be cool Tyler? what makes Tyler "cool" and what's with his hair style which is stupid and his clothes and jailmanners?

[@lexielexielexie09]

@buckshoty Ya, it seems like directors can appreciate it from a more creative perspective than critics can. Their personal experience behind the camera probably helps in a sense because they know the work and technique that was used in the film. Critics base it more on the acting and plot, rather than all of the other aspects that make a film good.

[@oliverholmes-gunning5372]

I seem to remember reading somewhere that Welles had no idea what he was doing on Citizen Kane, because he had only directed theatre productions before and had never worked with cameras, lights, etc. It would follow then that his deviation from the "seamless film" norm that Scorsese mentioned was a result of this. It's amazing how many times great art is born from a simple but fortuitous mistake...

[@chrisallitt2113]

I can't remember but doesn't it show him as a kid playing in the snow? That shot was supposedly break through but the scene was put in just for the shot

[@ethanmiller631]

last time to look at me hector

[@innovativesyd]

Best director hands down

[@MrAkashvj96]

Sydni Grant Welles or Scorsese?

[@innovativesyd]

Scorsese

[@innovativesyd]

Nameless Paladin

[@chanceie12]

Paul Thomas Anderson everyday

[@MrRazorblade999]

Scorsese is great, but in all honesty he's no Orson Welles.

[@IsmaelGarcia-fg8ww]

Kane is William Randolph Hearst mixed with Welles.

[@Dane_Youssef]

Among others. Check out the other influences Welles and Mankewicz used for Kane.

[@aadityabhattacharya]

Oreon I also feel there is a little bit of hamlet in it

[@beflygelt]

comparing this with what Spielberg had to say about the movie just shows how much better a director Scorsese is. One of the best of all time and he's still around. Wonderful man

[@4tCa4mzUPqRZZo]

+beflygelt Or Spielberg just isn't as verse in explaining his thoughts as Scorsese is about films, one should judge a director's talent on his films not his ability to talk about them.

[@halimghani]

+slayerming1 you're right. If it is, then John Ford is the most terrible filmmaker ever. "Mr. Ford, you're alway shoot a scene with incredible composition. How do you that?" And Ford be like : "with a camera"

[@beflygelt]

slayerming1 ya I see that.

[@OliverRWeber]

Scorsese is a film historian, Spielberg is not! They are both amazing directors!

[@ElPopeSmoke]

slayerming1 well based on that also Marty is far better,what is the last good Spielberg film?

[@taffysaur]

What does he mean specifically when he says that the self-aware camera technique in its way picked IP from where silent film left off?

[@filmsagainstempires1388]

He means that the camera movements are interesting enough that the audience is going to notice them, they aren't too subtle, so the audience will pay attention to the technique. The cinematography draws attention to itself.

[@pardyhardly]

Scorsese brings up some good points about that film, but I disagree that you don't get to really know Kane. I think the film presents a pretty good psychological portrait of the character. It's all done through conjecture, which is probably why he says you don't really know him, but I think a perceptive viewer can get a pretty good idea as to what Kane's motivations are.

[@Stratword_]

See, Scorsese doesn't hate TV, he watched Citizen Kane on TV.

[@hotdog7988]

Best movie ever made - 'The Room'.

[@boneeatingsilicate580]

Nope...'Bad Boy Bubby' is better

[@justincates2548]

The Passion. Redd. ⚡️💊

[@mugilanloganathan]

Anyone after Mank movie???

[@thefierce4324]

The way Scorces talks about the visible camera, it reminds me so much of fleabag.

[@kewkabe]

Meanwhile Hitchcock called Welles' style of camera placement silly (e.g. camera in an active fireplace looking out).

[@user-lt3bt7nj8j]

He is definitely living 1.5 times than myself

[@HansRoht]

Citizen Kane for the win!

[@knurdyob]

Martin Scorcese has proved himself that he's a great director, he could have stopped by now, but he didn't, because making movies is what he loves, so stop saying that he is a bad director or not. Because you know, he will go but his movies will stay, so ... great director once, great director forever.

[@richardsiciliano7117]

Scorcese brings up a good point. I always find myself "rooting" for Orson Welles, even when he's playing evil characters, as in The Third Man and The Stranger, or Charlie Kane. Charm goes a long way, and Orson had plenty.

[@HugAcreeper12]

I think that the best actor is Johnny Depp based from all the movies he's been in, because he always plays such difficult and varied roles, from one movie, i'd say it was Michael Colreone in the Godfather and for one scene, it would be Marlon Brando in The Godfather, when he's crying.

[@TheCelticTiger32]

Oscar Issacs should play a young version of Martin in a biopic

[@mhaecoper7298]

I watсhеd Citizen Kane full mоvie here twitter.com/1b0020ce81cbd60bd/status/795841908022984704 Martin Scoooorsese On CITIZEN KANE

[@ElPopeSmoke]

H.S I totally agree,I'm curious to see what he can do with other talented actors,and oscar Issac is one of them

[@matrixano74]

I watсhed Citizеn KККKaanе full movie heеere twitter.com/9bb1e0fbd3709d425/status/822768373054328833 Martin Sсorsesе Оn CIТTТIZЕN КАNЕE

[@true9962]

karim dido ص

[@Warriorcats64]

People will remember Hugo and The Aviator though

[@Zatzzo]

i havent seen a good movie in my life. maybe i should try this one.

[@MrEYTheInternational]

@ThePragmo : Cinema was around decades when Kane came out, although it's true that it was ahead of its time & an anomaly. The lack of immediate success had everything to do with some RKO execs general opinion of Welles, or lack of interest in him plus Hearst's work to block distribution/ exhibition. Had Welles/Mankiewicz used a word other than "Rosebud" which (for reasons well-documented) greatly angered Hearst , perhaps WRH would've been less wrathful - Kane is also based on Welles, himself!

[@LukeLovesRose]

Is he saying that the camera angles in Kane were just an extension of what Charles was feeling?? Anyway, this was a nice interview. Marty sure knows a lot about film.

[@anyleuniter14]

That's exactly happens when I watch Citizen kane, I can't think of Orson Wells being a anarquist

[@Paperbag-om6mh]

I had to put this in .75× playback speed

[@LAVATORR]

"I saw Citizen Kane on television for the first time last week. Pretty good, 3 1/2 out of 4 stars."

[@jaycepero8069]

Not that my opinion matters but Scorsese proved his brilliance with Hugo. He completely went against what was expected of him and made a beautiful film.

[@gursimransachar]

if you also wonder if the speed is 1.5 or 2 then you're wrong my friend!!

[@michaelynedwards1043]

Lack of ceilings in CK gives it more cinematic depth.

[@whitrulzes]

None of the films you mentioned are bad. They're all quite good and I think the departed is a really good film. I agree, I think Deniro was much more poewerful that DiCaprio. I don't know about bringing him back though. Deniro has been in some serious turkeys this past 10 years.

[@coolbeans7296]

He lokks like a cool granpa

[@TomKloseMusic]

For normal speed go down to 0.75

[@kortexsirvasil]

So... I came here to view a Scorsese's view on Kane. And KZbin forces me to watch an advertisement on a wrestling videogame. Good thinking, KZbin.

[@bartonim]

I know exactly what he says about the Kane character. It is of the most brilliantly conceived cinema creations. Welles was so misunderstood. Yes, he had an ego, but he knew why--he was brilliant, beyond his years, a visionary whose ideas were trampled by jealous Hollywood nobodies. At least the arrogant Walt Disney, in an ill-fated meeting with Welles to film The Little Prince, knew enough: 'This room is too small for two geniuses' Disney reportedly barked.

[@edwardscott2498]

Sounds totally normal at .75 speed

[@themacguffin]

¡Para los hispanohablantes! Les dejo un video que hice en mi canal: 'Cuando Borges criticó a Citizen Kane... y Orson Welles le respondió'. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/a325f6ekhp5lldE) ¡Les aseguro que les resultará muy interesante! :D

[@thechallenger9000]

Interesting that he didn't talk about the directors influence on actors.

[@kingcaesar5]

@dextersmith2000 how so.... he took complicated and creative filmmaking techniques and used them in a way no one else could, creating a distinct style for himself.

[@ramonmaximiliano3557]

Orson Wells acting is superb, sometimes re watching it, I almost can't believe he assisted with the script, he directed, acted on it, it's just too much talent in one person, and he was just 25. Also the script and the work in each of the characters, the way the scenes were written, it's my all time favorite cinematography, but the movie is not only that, Lawrence of Arabia has an astonishing cinematography, each shot could be a painting on the wall, but still Citizen Kane is a better movie, and the reason is that all the rest in Citizen Kane is equally high level, it is cliche kind of... but I truly consider Citizen Kane the best movie ever made, and I don't think so soon there will be any other that will surpass that.

[@lynnturman8157]

I don't agree with you about Scorsese (seriously, I LOVED Shutter Island, Departed, & Aviator--didn't care so much about Gangs of New York) but I gotta admit, that's a great comeback. Mind if I use it?

[@Matheus64888]

I like all these films, maybe not as great as some of his previous work, but pretty good. And you're saying a movie that hasn't even RELEASED yet is mediocre? And how the hell is it overrated, no critic has seen it yet. I mean, I understand not liking DiCaprio, but saying a movie is bad without seeing it first is extremely stupid, specially if it's from someone like Scorsese.

[@Elizabeth-dl1cg]

0:26 letting the audience _____ 1:09 (the thing about??) _____ Kane himself 1:40 In the beginning, when I first saw the film, and he _____ what does the Scorsese say? He's speaking incredibly fast for me at these moments, I can't keep up!

[@hkfilmfreak1995]

1. Letting the audience ascend. 2. The enigma of it is Kane himself

[@Elizabeth-dl1cg]

hkfilmfreak1995 Thanks man :D

[@hkfilmfreak1995]

You're welcome, but rewatching this I think, I got the first one wrong. It would make sense, but it doesn't quite sound like what he said.

[@Elizabeth-dl1cg]

hkfilmfreak1995 i think he kinda merged "ascend" and "as" in "as the camera's looking through the floor" and that made an extra syllable. It sounds okay.

[@Xervello]

Citizen Kane is no Marvel film but it's not bad.