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Matthew Wells

Frank Capra: Mr America

Director Matthew Wells Composer Roly Witherow Cast Frank Capra, Alexander Payne, Tom Rothman
Edition 2024
92' - 2023 - Documentary - Dialogue: English
Frank Capra: Mr. America tells the rags-to-riches story behind one of the greatest American directors of all time. It didn’t happen overnight. Without shying away from the darker side of the “American Dream personified”, this bio-doc offers a fresh take on the beloved storyteller who continues to capture the hearts of so many.
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Monday October
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Wednesday October
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"Maybe there wasn't really an America, maybe it was only Frank Capra", John Cassavetes once said about what he considered the world's best director. With timeless classics like It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Capra still personifies the American Dream at its most idealistic, beyond individualism and materialism. Frank Capra: Mr. America tells the story of a born storyteller who, in 'Capraesque' fashion, managed to stir millions of people with laughter, tears and morals. But the biographical documentary also welcomes some critical notes and nuances with an eye for the darker side of the dreamer. Featuring in the film - amongst others - are Capra archivist Jeanine Basinger and Alexander Payne, another director who proves how Mr. Frank Capra remains relevant, to America and far beyond.

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Credits

Directors

Matthew Wells

Composers

Roly Witherow

Cast

Frank Capra, Alexander Payne, Tom Rothman

Scenario

Matthew Wells

Director of Photography

Oscar Oldershaw, Simon Fanthorpe

Editors

Isobel Goodrich, Stuart Davidson

Producers

Nick Varley

Music Supervisor

Oliver Jay, Lisa McCaffery

Production studios

Ten Thousand 86

Distributor

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions

More info

Dialogue

English

Countries of production

United Kingdom

Year

2023

Filmography

Matthew Wells
A Conversation with Jonas Kaufmann (short 2015), Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Revisited (short 2015), Play the Devil: Making Richard III (short 2016), Work & Play (short 2017), This Feels Fucking Weird (short 2017), Stanley Kubrick Considers the Bomb (short 2019), Never Just a Dream: Stanley Kubrick And Eyes Wide Shut (short 2019), Bath Salts (short 2020), Frank Capra: Mr America (2023)