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No matter how insignificant we feel we are, we are all inextricably linked to each other and play an important part in the fabric of one another's lives. Capra's direction is brilliant. His genius is bringing human stories to life in a ways that not only make a point, but that totally involve the audience in the lives of the characters. He is always extremely optimistic about the human condition. He is known for testing his characters with overwhelming adversity to make them struggle to triumph in a way that causes the world to change and the character to grow.

For this reason his films were always crowd pleasers and this film was the best of all in that regard. Led by Capra's understanding hand, the actors all did a magnificent job.

Stewart's wide-eyed enthusiasm and boyish charm, coupled with an unbending strength of character made him the perfect folk hero. Donna Reed was lovely and charming and attained the right balance between being supportive and inspirational. The romantic chemistry between her and Stewart was subtle and charming.

Lionel Barrymore was towering as the greedy old skinflint who was trying to take over the town. Thomas Mitchell plays one of my favorite characters, as the bumbling Uncle Billy in probably his most memorable role. This film is number eleven on AFI's list of best films of the century. It was nominated for five academy awards and won none. I can't wait to see it again this Christmas. FlickJunkie-2 Dec 6, FAQ Assuming Harry followed George to the hill. If George was never born, then why would Harry be sledding on that hill?

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Liberty Films II. Now that we've established that the town of Bedford Falls was not filmed on location in some sleepy upstate New York burg during the winter but on a massive studio backlot in the San Fernando Valley during the middle of the summer, you're probably wondering how Frank Capra made his fictional town look so darned wintry — fake snow and lots of it.

And this wasn't your run-of-the-mill fake snow. Prior to "It's a Wonderful Life," most productions used cornflakes painted white to simulate snowflakes but, as you can imagine, this was a rather loud way to go about it and the dialogue during snowy scenes was usually dubbed in during post-production due to actors stepping on crunchy snowflakes.

Capra insisted on recording the sound live during the film's snow-filled scenes so a new, less disruptive snow made from water, soap and a fire-fighting chemical called Foamite was invented and pumped through a wind machine. A total of 6, gallons of this new faux snow solution was used in the film.

Long before fruit-shaped bachelors-for-life Bert and Ernie took up residence in a basement apartment at Sesame Street, there was Bert and Ernie of Bedford Falls fame. Neither character showed a predilection towards rubber duckies, pigeons, striped sweaters or unibrows.

According to those close to the orange and yellow odd couple, it's a total coincidence. In addition to getting the thumbs down from many critics and filmgoers in the late s, "It's a Wonderful Life" received an official mark of disapproval from the FBI, which pegged the poignant film as Communist propaganda thanks to its populist themes and, more specifically, unflattering portrayal of big-city bankers.

Despite the FBI suspicions, Frank Capra and the film's screenwriters interesting enough, the gleefully unsentimental Dorothy Parker worked, uncredited, on the script were not among those blacklisted in by Hollywood as a result of cinema-centric activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee HUAC. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Perhaps this constant playing on screens across America meant the public soon realised what they had missed.

You may think that watching It's a Wonderful Life any time other than Christmas is sacrilege, but Capra never saw it as a Christmas movie, he just liked the idea of it. Though Capra suffered greatly for his art, It's a Wonderful Life eventually got the credit it was due and Capra did too.

In he was awarded the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award. At the ceremony, Capra said: "Don't follow trends. Start trends! Don't compromise. Believe in yourself! Because only the valiant can create. Only the daring should make films. And only the morally courageous are worthy of speaking to their fellow man for two hours and in the dark. Digital Spy now has a newsletter — sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox.

Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? Type keyword s to search. Liberty Films. RKO Radio Pictures. The movie character names are purely coincidental. Well, two people: Producers Allen J. To date, these individuals have not obtained any of the necessary rights, and we would take all appropriate steps to protect those rights. I just liked the idea. BY Jennifer M Wood.

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