Beyond Citizen Kane

Beyond Citizen Kane

93 mins | Documentary | Sept. 1, 1993

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.[2] 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.

Beyond Citizen Kane

93 mins | Documentary | Sept. 1, 1993

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.[2] 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.
IMDb rating 8.3
Producers Channel 4 Television, Large Door Ltd.
Original title Beyond Citizen Kane
Directors Simon Hartog
Writers Simon Hartog

Cast

Leonel Brizola

as Self

Chico Buarque

as Self

Walter Clark

as Self

Dias Gomes

as Self

Roberto Marinho

as Self