Critically evaluate the four approaches to film history with reference to Citizen Kane
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Critically evaluate the four approaches to film history with reference to Citizen Kane In order to critically evaluate the various approaches to film history with reference to Citizen Kane consideration will be given to the aesthetic content of the film by looking at how the themes and ideas of the film were conveyed by script, acting, direction, editing, and photography and also whether the film is a work of art in its own right. Reference will also be made to the films social history, i.e. why the film was made, when it was made and how it related to the political and social situation in which it was produced. Issues such as how the film was received in terms of box office returns, newspaper reviews and audience reaction will be analysed along with an evaluation of the technological aspects of the film within the evolution of cinema. Aesthetic film history has often...

