Citizen Kane, rightly so, owes much of its fame to its deep-focus effects, but Orson Welles’ staging of shots also points to a whole host of pictorial references. Michael Riedlinger’s analysis uncovers Welles’ ‘painterly’ eye for composition.
Michael C. Riedlinger
Michael C. Riedlinder recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin Parkside with a degree in Writing, Film Studies, and Art History. He is a member of the Milwaukee Press Club, a published fiction writer, and the proud father of three children with unpronounceable Gaelic names.




