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--Frank Capra (quoted in "World Film Directors", Volume One) About "It's a Wonderful Life": "I thought it was the greatest film I ever made. Better yet, I thought it was the greatest film anybody ever made. It wasn't made for the oh-so-bored critics or the oh-so-jaded literati. It was my kind of film for my kind of people." --Frank Capra
An Italian immigrant who never lost the common touch while rising from poverty to become one of this country's most beloved filmmakers, Frank Capra is the screen's foremost champion of the ordinary American. Arriving in the United States as a child in 1903, the year of the first airplane flight and the birth of the American film industry, Capra was part of the generation of immigrants which ...
Aug 30, 2023 · Frank Capra has long been considered one Hollywood’s most successful, influential and complex film directors and, in the new feature documentary Frank Capra: Mr America, which is premiering at ...
RKO studio chief Charles Koerner urged Frank Capra to read "The Greatest Gift". Capra's new production company, Liberty Films, had a nine-film distribution agreement with RKO. Capra immediately saw its potential, and wanted it for his first Hollywood film after making documentaries and training films during the war.
Frank Capra is famous for his philosophy that life should be enjoyed and not taken seriously. He believed that every day was special and should be celebrated as such. His films often stress the importance of family relationships, especially mother-child relationships, but also father-son relationships. Best Frank Capra Movies – Wrapping Up
Sep 4, 1991 · Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897, in Palermo, Sicily. In 1903 his family crossed the Atlantic in steerage and settled in Los Angeles. Vowing to rise from poverty, the boy read voraciously.
Oct 5, 2024 · To appreciate the movie’s Catholicism, it helps to know the story of its director, Frank Capra, and his career in Hollywood. Capra’s faith was hard-won. Born in 1897, he was a self-described “Christmas Catholic” as a younger man. His brother was a priest, but Capra felt he needed God only when he perceived he needed him.
