From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!luigi
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Re: It's a wonderful life
Article-I.D.: hplabs.1063
Posted: Mon Dec 20 10:19:25 1982
Received: Tue Dec 21 08:13:06 1982

    I just saw this movie for the second time at a San Francisco event,
"An Afternoon with Frank Capra." For those who don't know, Capra is the
director of IAWL: he is still around and is trying to teach young
directors how to make good movies. During the interview, he said that
he believes that the artistic quality of today's movies is at a very
low level (I tend to agree too) and that one of the most important
dramatic elements in a movie is "a man confronted by decisions."
(By the way, when I say "man" or "he" or "his", I am using these
words with an extended meaning).  That is particularly true in IAWL,
if you think about it. He also said that IAWL is his favorite movie,
and it still touches HIM every time he sees it.

	Luigi Semenzato - HPLabs