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4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Frank Capra Edition

May 18, 2024 06:00


4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

127 years ago, on this date, Frank Capra was born in Sicily.  Capra was six years old when his family immigrated to the United States and, for the rest of his long life, he would often talk about seeing the Statue of Liberty from the deck of a boat sailing to Ellis Island.  Capra went on to become a director whose work celebrated the ideals and the promise of America.  He not only gave us the holiday classic, It’s A Wonderful Life, but he also directed one of the few political films that matteed, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington.  And let us not forget that the first two comedies to win the Oscar for Best Picture were directed by Capra, It Happened One Night and You Can’t Take It With You.

In honor of a great career and legacy, here are….

4 Shots From 4 Frank Capra Films

It Happened One Night (1934, dir by Frank Capra, DP: Joseph Walker)

You Can’t Take It With You (1938, dir by Frank Capra, DP: Joseph Walker)

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939, dir by Frank Capra, DP: Joseph Walker)

It’s A Wonderful Life (1946, dir by Frank Capra, DP: Joseph Walker and Joseph Biroc)

Posted by Lisa Marie Bowman

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2 Responses to “4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Frank Capra Edition”

  1. 4 images from 4 masterworks.

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    By johnrieber on May 18, 2024 at 06:26

  2. […] paid tribute to Albert Pyun, Frank Capra, Dennis Hopper, Danny Trejo, John Glen, Sofia Coppola, and Harvey […]

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    By Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 5/13/24 — 5/17/24 | Through the Shattered Lens on May 19, 2024 at 21:02

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