Rosebud
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Rosebud is the mysterious final utterance of Charles Foster Kane in Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane," symbolizing the lost innocence and simplicity of his childhood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rosebud canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional object
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plot device ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Citizen Kane ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Charles Foster Kane ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Citizen Kane ⓘ |
| coCreator | Herman J. Mankiewicz ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Orson Welles ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | one of the most famous words in film history ⓘ |
| describedAs | final word of Charles Foster Kane ⓘ |
| diegeticObjectType | sled ⓘ |
| drivesPlot | journalist’s investigation into its meaning ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Orson Welles ⓘ |
| genreContext | American drama film ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | use of enigmatic last words as narrative hook in cinema ⓘ |
| investigatedByCharacter | Jerry Thompson ⓘ |
| investigationOutcome | remains unexplained to characters in the film ⓘ |
| knownOnlyToAudienceAs | name on Kane’s childhood sled ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
MacGuffin
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mystery ⓘ |
| portrayedInUniverseAs | burned in a furnace at the end of Citizen Kane ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| revealedAs | childhood sled ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork |
Herman J. Mankiewicz
ⓘ
Orson Welles ⓘ |
| spokenByCharacter | Charles Foster Kane ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
childhood
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emotional emptiness behind material success ⓘ lost happiness ⓘ lost innocence ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ simplicity of childhood ⓘ unattainable past ⓘ |
| themeRelation |
American Dream
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childhood vs. adulthood ⓘ identity ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| usedAs | framing device for Citizen Kane’s narrative ⓘ |
| workFormat | black-and-white feature film ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1941 ⓘ |
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