Tom Block
29Apr11
"General Yen" is fantastic. So's the early part of "Miracle Woman"--that blind guy's gotta go, though.
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Nelson Núñez
15Aug11
Sus obras me reconcilian con la humanidad y me hacen creer que la vida vale la pena, a pesar del cinismo y la desesperanza tan comunes en estos tiempos. Parafraseando a Melvin Udall en Mejor Imposible, las películas de Frank Capra me hacen querer ser un mejor hombre.
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MARK IS SUSPENDED IN GAFFA
22May11
How can anyone "not get" Frank Capra? I saw "It Happened One Night" at the cinema this past weekend. Those two monologues by Clark Gable as Peter Warne--firstly, the one where he berates Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) for trying to buy everything (or more to the point, everyone) with money; secondly, the scene where Peter expresses frustration at the lack of decent women, outlining his ideal woman--"Somebody that's real. Somebody that's alive. They don't come that way anymore"--YES, my sentiments EXACTLY! "Boy, if I could ever find a girl who was hungry for those things" says Peter. It's so true--women (and people in general) who are "real" and "alive" are so rare--and I love the contempt this film as well as "Platinum Blonde" and "It's A Wonderful Life" have for people who think "everyone has a price" and the crass materialism of "society." Frank Capra was all about the human spirit prevailing over avarice--if you don't "get it", you don't have a soul.
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