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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.

Top Cast

  • Leonel Brizola

    Leonel Brizola

    Self

  • Chico Buarque

    Chico Buarque

    Self

  • Walter Clark

    Walter Clark

    Self

  • Dias Gomes

    Dias Gomes

    Self

  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

    Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

    Self

  • Armando Nogueira

    Armando Nogueira

    Self

  • Antônio Carlos Magalhães

    Antônio Carlos Magalhães

    Self

  • Roberto Marinho

    Roberto Marinho

    Self

  • Washington Olivetto

    Washington Olivetto

    Self

Overview

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.

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