Frank Capra's films have had a lasting impact on American culture.
His powerful depiction of American values, myths, and ideals was
central to such famous Hollywood films as It Happened One Night,
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and It's a Wonderful Life. These
pre-war films are remembered for their depiction of an individual's
overcoming adversity, populist politics, and an unflappable
optimist view of life.
This collection of nine essays by leading international film
historians analyzes Capra's filmmaking during his most prolific
period, from 1928 to 1939, taking a closer look at the more complex
aspects of his work. They trace his struggles for autonomy against
Columbia Pictures head Harry Cohn, his reputation as an auteur, and
the ways in which working within studio modes of production may
have enhanced the director's strengths.
The contributors also place their critiques within the context
of the changing fortunes of the Hollywood studio system, the impact
of the Depression, and Capra's working relationships with other
studio staff and directors. The contributors' access to nineteen
newly restored Capra films made at Columbia during this period
fills this collection with some of the most comprehensive critiques
available on the director's early body of work.
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