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Of course, in the eyes of cinéphiles around the world, Welles has always been “with it” to one degree or another. Indeed, it has become banal to say that Citizen Kane launched more directorial careers than any film before or since. But, like most things banal, it is nonetheless impossible to deny. Welles, with his myriad forays into almost every medium of the performing arts, is not fully of cinema, even as he remains its most potent avatar