It's a Wonderful Life
«Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! How could it be anything else?»
What:
It's a Wonderful Life
Who:
Frank Capra (D&S) Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Jo Swerling, Michael Wilson (S)
With:
James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
When:
1946
Where:
USA
How:
B&W, Language (English) Live Action, Long, Slow
Why:
How much is the presence of all people around us important in determining our life?
What happens when a chain of events forces a respectable man who was going to built a glorious future to choose between his dreams and his sense of responsibility?
When everything looks lost, what should he remember about life?
Extra:
In 1987, in Florida, a judge ordered to a defendant, who killed his wife and tried to committed suicide, to watch this movie as a part of his sentence. He has declared he wanted to teach him the importance of life. In the same year, Robert C. McFarlane told to the New York Times the vision of that movie gave him the force to go on after his attempt of suicide.