Movie: Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique

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Didier Sandre
Didier Sandre

Narrator

Frank Capra
Frank Capra

Self (archive footage)

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    Frank Capra was one of Hollywood's most popular and respected directors in the 1930s and 1940s. His best-known films include "Isn't Life Beautiful?", "The Bottom Ten Thousand" and "Arsenic and Lace". His career from poor Sicilian immigrant to successful director stands for the American dream and brings him surprisingly close to his characters. But what in his depictions of America and its everyday heroes is reality, and where does the dream begin?

  • Release Date

    2020-12-22

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    9.5

  • Rating:

    4.8 starts
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    The American Dream

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