Orson Welles

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani returns mainly to Citizen Kane, which he notes long topped film lovers' rankings1. He reads it as an illustration of human desire: Kane has everything and wants love on top of it, because everyone seeks recognition2. The billionaire wonders whether he is loved for himself or for his money3. The end of the film, where Kane is isolated amid his riches and dies alone, is how he frames the alternative between gold and love4. He follows the quest for the object of desire all the way to Rosebud, the childhood sled thrown into the fire: an infinity of means does not satisfy desire, and no particular satisfaction fulfils it56. In 2021 he also cites The Immortal Story, showing an excerpt from it. He comments on its last scene, where the old man holds a shell to his ear and says "I heard it before, but where?", to show that a fulfilled desire hurts more than lack does7.

1. 1#2 Lénine ou les ailes du rêve18 Apr 2021 · 32:31
2. 2#1.3 Entre crise et guerre : Philosopher ?14 Sept 2015 · 1:27:46
3. 3Proust30 Jan 2020 · 7:12
4. 4Mythologie et Vérité8 Aug 2015 · 38:39
5. 5#3.4 D'Ulysse à Dédale1 Aug 2017 · 1:25:33
6. 69 #22 Science et/ou philosophie de l' "intelligence artificielle" - 2ème partie27 May 2021 · 48:59
7. 7#3 Nomade ou sédentaire ? - Le cas Nerval6 Jun 2021 · 1:00:40

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