'Pacy exploration of the life and legacy of celebrated ’It’s A Wonderful Life’ filmmaker Frank Capra' – Screen

Frank Capra: Mr America tells the story of Frank Capra, a young immigrant who rose through the ranks of early Hollywood to become one of the Great American storytellers and one of the most successful and influential film directors of his generation.

His iconic films, including It Happened One Night,Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,You Can't Take it With You and It's a Wonderful Life, offered an inspiring vision of America where ideals win out, integrity triumphs, and ordinary people have their day.

The documentary uses never-before-seen footage and audio tapes from Capra's life to examine his career and relationship with America, offering a portrait of a complicated man whose tales of hope in difficult times still speak to audiences today.

Alongside the documentary we're also screening five of Capra's wonderful films, including: Oscar®-winning rom-com It Happened One Night (1934) with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, political satire Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939), starring Jimmy Stewart alongside Jean Arthur, more screwball comedy in You Can't Take it With You, Cary Grant being hilarious in Arsenic and Old Lace and of course one of the most perfect Christmas films of all time It's A Wonderful Life.

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