1946 Directed by Frank Capra
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
James Stewart Donna Reed Lionel Barrymore Henry Travers Thomas Mitchell Beulah Bondi Ward Bond Frank Faylen Gloria Grahame Frank Albertson H.B. Warner Virginia Patton Todd Karns Samuel S. Hinds Lillian Randolph Sheldon Leonard Mary Treen Charles Williams Sarah Edwards William Edmunds Argentina Brunetti Robert J. Anderson Ronnie Ralph Jean Gale Jeanine Ann Roose Danny Mummert Georgie Nokes Frank Hagney Ray Walker Show All…
Part of Buddy the Elf, What's Your Favorite Color?
“Is this the ear you can’t hear out of? George Bailey, I’m going to love you till the day I die.”
George Bailey (James Stewart) was loved, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his affection was signed by the policeman, the taxi driver, the barkeep, and all the other citizens of Bedford Falls. Even the bank examiner signed it; and the bank examiner’s name was good for anything he chose to put his hand to. George Bailey was as loved as...well, as an angel.
It is a hoary old cliché to say that Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life is a sentimental ripoff of…
'Twas the week before Christmas, when all though the house
Not a creature was stirring; just me and my mouse
The decorating done; all the lights hung with care
I fancied a Yule film, so rose from my chair
The choices were varied; all classics the lot
The pick must be perfect to start the onslaught
The Trouble With Angels; my sweetheart Miss Hayley?
Oh wait just a minute, it must be George Bailey!
I flew down the stairs; DVD disk in tow
And slotted the plate; turned the lights way down low
The screen it did light with the Liberty marquee
My heart all aflutter with pure Christmas glee
We start in the stars where we hear there is…
This film is a testament to the hypnotic powers all great classics possess. Every time I watch this I want to call my mum to tell her I love her, call my mate I haven't seen for far too long to grab a beer and it makes me want to go outside to hand out smiles to everyone I meet.
It turns me into the biggest optimistic sap you'll ever see and I love it for that!
Things I noticed this time:
The big one I can't believe I never put together before:
The first defining moment of George Bailey's life is diving in the icy water to save his brother; and Clearance has him do it again to save himself.
How good is Samuel Hinds in his two brief scenes as Pa Bailey?
All the portraits that Potter has of himself hanging in his office and his home.
Love the scene where Potter offers George a job. It's been done plenty of times before and since, I suppose, but having the movie's villain be the single person who is able to articulate and sympathize with George's lifelong frustrations like that is such a brilliant stroke.
When…
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”Buffalo Gals won’t you come out tonight, come out tonight, come out tonight...”
Seeing the name of Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life on top of American Film Institute’s list of most cheerful movies is not surprising. Hope is the key word in Capra’s movies and here that optimism about life is what lights up the whole thing. This is not a movie that gives you a false or hollow image of hope, decency and happiness. It is so honest, so good-hearted and so sincere in its portrayal that you can genuinely feel all the joy and courage that Capra wants to transfer to his viewers. This is a movie that makes you feel good.…
It is almost unheard of for a person to have lived as long as I have and never seen It's a Wonderful Life. Every Christmas Eve the film airs on national television in the United States and somehow I missed it every time. It was not a fluke or accident, I just never had any desire to watch it. I knew all about an angel getting his wings when a bell has been rung, what happens if you were never born, and the romanticism about wanting to give a woman the moon, so much so that I had never really felt the need to watch it.
I am so glad that I have finally decided that I do not, in…
“You see George, you've really had a wonderful life. Don't you see what a mistake it would be to just throw it away?”
it’s truly a wonderful movie 😭 i wish i had seen it sooner 😭😭😭
Always try to be better, kinder, to understand and listen more, and maybe that kindness will be returned back to you, but if not, at least you can look back and say that you tried, and that's all that matters.
James Stewart's performance was out of this world, wow!
I felt his pain on being stuck in that town. It makes you think about your own life and wether you will ever be able/have the time to do all the things you always dreamed off...
Um filme inesquecível para se visto diversas vezes durante a vida.
Para ler mais: cinema-filmeseseriados.blogspot.com/2009/08/felicidade-nao-se-compra.html
I started to thinking, what life would have been like if I wasn't existed ?
Anyway. It's a Wonderful film :)
You see, George, you've really had a wonderful life. Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?
I watched this movie just now. Didn't expect to be in tears of happiness by the end though... I hadn't cried because of a movie since The Shawshank Redemption. What a wonderful movie.
IT’S A WONDERFUL LAUGH! IT’S A WONDERFUL LOVE!
Black and white films will always have a place in my heart, they just have such a beautiful feel to them. I loved the guardian angel aspect of the film, especially as George slowly realised what had happened. The ending brought me to tears, such a beautiful and emotional end to a wonderful film, really shows the true meaning of Christmas.
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