Citizen Kane (1941) Orson Welles is a landmark film known for its innovative non-linear narrative, deep focus cinematography, and complex portrayal of media tycoon Charles Foster Kane. Through flashbacks and multiple perspectives, the film explores themes of power, identity, and the loss of innocence. Its famous ending with “Rosebud” symbolizes Kane’s longing for a lost childhood. Despite early controversy, the film is now considered one of cinema’s greatest achievements. | History of Cinema

Charlie Chaplin called it “the best film ever made,” and Ingmar Bergman described it as one of the absolute masterpieces in the history of cinema 🖤 🪦THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (Victor Sjöström, 1921) is over a hundred years old — and still hauntingly fascinating. In this silent film, revolutionary double exposures were used to create the encounter between the world of the living and the dead, which meant painstaking post-production work for cinematographer Julius Janzon and lab chief Eugén Hellman.