Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane is one of the best films ever made and the moment Charles Foster Kane says Rosebud in his deathbed is one of the most iconic moments in movie history. However, have you thought about the fact that there is no one to hear him say this iconic word since his maid enters the room a couple of seconds after his death? Since no one but the audience hears him say Rosebud, there is no reason for a reporter to search for meaning in a word no one in the film heard him say.