Watch Donald Trump give a strangely moving analysis of his favorite film, Citizen Kane

Donald Trump…is human? At least he comes across that way in an old 2002 interview with filmmaker Errol Morris, who asks Trump to talk about his favorite movie, Citizen Kane, in a segment originally intended for that year's Academy Awards. But as if it wasn't enough of a surprise that Citizen Kane is the Donald's favorite film, Trump goes on to astutely read Orson Welles' masterpiece with the eye of a true cinephile — one who, perhaps, sees a bit of himself the in the rich and lonely protagonist.

"I think you learn in Kane that maybe wealth isn't everything," Trump reflects. "Because [Kane] had the wealth, but he didn't have happiness."

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.