We've been watching Frank Capra films to get us in the mood for the holidays. "You Can't Take it With You", "Mr Deeds Goes to Town", "Mr Smith Goes to Washington" and the like. I've seen "It's a Wonderful Life" a few too many times to see it again. But I like Capra's socialist sentiments. The other day I was talking to my husband about how he got away with being so left leaning, and he looked him up on the internet. I was wondering if the McCarthy hearings were the reason he didn't seem to make films after the forties. It turns out he was a conscientious objector in World War II, and the public turned against him for this and would not watch his movies. It was highly unfair, because he served as a medic in harm's way in the war, he just refused to shoot people. But his career was over though he lived many more decades. His idealism and passion for democracy and the constitution are sorely needed now.
My foster granddaughter and I worked away on her presents then took a break and watched Shirley Temple's "The Little Princess". She was curious about what the book said, as the versions are different (we had seen Cuaron's nineties version the two weeks before), and I'm going to hunt for the book for her today. My husband and I debated the pros and cons of each version. But Shirley Temple's acting was amazing. She easily carried the whole film. Where did that talent come from? It was extraordinary!
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