Mr Capra Comes To Watershed
Sun 1 - Mon 23 Dec
Most people know about Jimmy Stewart's seasonal journey to discover the true meaning of family and community in It's A Wonderful Life, which has become a hardy end of year perennial here at Watershed. But how many people know of the film’s director Frank Capra and his extraordinary influence on Hollywood's approach to story telling?
In the run-up to the festive annual screening of his classic, we are presenting a new documentary Frank Capra: Mr America directed by Bristol-based director Matt Wells alongside some of his other classic films.
The line up includes 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.
Upcoming screenings in this season
It Happened One Night
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Based on a short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams, It Happened One Night is a fast-phased rom-com that was a major Oscar® winner in 1934.
You Can’t Take it With You
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The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured, but eccentric, family. What they don't realise is that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.
Frank Capra: Mr America
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The documentary uses never-before-seen footage and audio tapes from Frank 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.
Mr Smith Goes to Washington
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An idealistic, small-town American senator heads to Washington, DC, and suddenly finds himself single-handedly battling ruthless politicians who are out to destroy him.
It’s a Wonderful Life
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Frank Capra’s Dickensian classic is a timeless story of redemption and hope that is an absolute treasure.
Arsenic and Old Lace
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On Halloween, newly married drama critic Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) returns home to Brooklyn, where his adorably dotty aunts greet him with love, sweetness...and a grisly surprise!