The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.

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  1. Citizen Kane (1941)
    "Multi-perspective flashback biography of a magnetic, unknowable figure. Truffaut named this as a direct Kane descendant in Films in My Life; reaffirmed in Criterion's Kane retrospective." source

The Barefoot Contessa (1954), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, was inspired by 1 earlier film — including Citizen Kane. Check out the citations below.