media,politics,revelation,alienation,militarism

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993)

Poster for Beyond Citizen Kane

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group in the Brazilian society, discussing the group's influence, power, and political connections. Globo's president and founder Roberto Marinho came in for particular criticism, being compared with fictional newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, created by Orson Welles for the 1941 film Citizen Kane. According to the documentary, Marinho's media group engages in the same Kane wholesale manipulation of news to influence the public opinion.

Cast & Crew

Director
Simon Hartog
  • Profile picture of Leonel Brizola
    Self Leonel Brizola
  • Profile picture of Chico Buarque
    Self Chico Buarque
  • Profile picture of Dias Gomes
    Self Dias Gomes
  • Profile picture of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    Self Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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Keywords

  • media
  • politics
  • revelation
  • alienation
  • militarism