1.It's a Wonderful Life
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mjr1114 — 15 years ago(April 25, 2010 11:21 PM)
My Top 10 Capra
- Meet John Doe
- Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
- It Happened One Night
- Lady For A Day
- Mr. Deeds Goes To Town/American Madness
- Arsenic And Old Lace
- Lost Horizon
- Ladies Of Leisure
- Brodway Bill
- Platinum Blonde
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athomed — 13 years ago(December 28, 2012 01:32 AM)
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Arsenic and Old Lace
- Lost Horizon or State of the Union
This list, especially the fifth spot, changes all the time.
Thats a very interesting mixture of poetry and meanness.
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francescafay11 — 12 years ago(November 25, 2013 11:32 PM)
Here are my top 5 Frank Capra films:
(I apologize in advance for my unnecessarily long reply, but once I start talking movies I get on a roll, and it is hard for me to stop
)- Lost Horizon (1937)
~Actually this is tied with Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" for my all-time favorite film. I just love Ronald Colman in this (and, well everything!) and the tone and nature of this movie deviates from the typical Capra-esque stories that he is so well known for. - Lady for a Day (1933)
~This is a supreme acting achievement for all the actors and actresses in this film. You fall in love with Apple Annie and her friends the moment that they appear on the screen. - It Happened One Night (1934)
~I'm usually not a big fan of Gable (although I love Claudette Colbert), and usually like his films despite of him, but I actually really enjoy him in this film. He still reverts to typical "Gableness"
once and a while, but I think this was still early enough in his career (before the "Parnell" disaster) where he could still branch out from his one-dimensional stock character that appears in most of his later films. - You Can't Take It With You (1938)
~Every character in this film adds another layer to the comedic tension as they each get their turn to shine until it all explodes (pun intended
) into the wonderful final act of this film. - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
~Really I couldn't decide between this and Meet John Doe (1941), but I went with Smith due to the fact that I like James Stewart, as an actor, more than Gary Cooper, so Smith had me more engaged with the story being told in the film.
- Lost Horizon (1937)