Citizen Kane will be screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
William R. Hearst III will take part in a screening of Citizen Kane at the San Francisco International Film Festival in what is believed to be the first time a Hearst family member has ever publicly talked about the landmark film.
Orson Welles’ 1941 film was inspired, in part, by the life of Hearst’s grandfather, publisher William Randolph Hearst. The late publisher’s forces attempted to block the release of Citizen Kane and worked to derail Welles’ Hollywood career.
For years, Citizen Kane was not mentioned in Hearst-owned publications.
William R. Hearst III, 67, Hearst Corp. chairman and former editor and publisher of the San Francisco Examiner, will speak about the Citizen Kane and its relationship to his family on April 6 at the YBCA Theater. Hearst will be joined by film critic David Thomson (Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles)
The San Francisco International Film Festival, previously known as the San Francisco Film Society, is one of the oldest film festivals in the country.
Tickets for Citizen Kane, priced at $25, are now available online at sffilm.org/festival/lineup/citizen-kane-with-william-r-hearst-iii#.WNgfBWTyvs1
The making of Citizen Kane, along with Hearst’s efforts to block its release, were detailed in Harlan Lebo’s recent book Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker’s Journey.
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