Beyond Citizen Kane (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. 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.
Director: Simon Hartog
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Leonel Brizola as Self |
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Chico Buarque as Self |
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Walter Clark as Self |
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Dias Gomes as Self |
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Self |
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Armando Nogueira as Self |
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Antônio Carlos Magalhães as Self |
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Roberto Marinho as Self |
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Washington Olivetto as Self |
| Directing | Simon Hartog | Director |
| Production | John Ellis | Producer |
| Editing | John Ellis | Editor |
| Writing | Simon Hartog | Writer |
| Editing | Simon Hartog | Editor |
