Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?
No 195 - It's a Wonderful Life Director - Frank Capra This is a film I've been meaning to watch for years. However I keep missing it at Christmas, and it is a film so ingrained into the season that it seems strange watching it when it isn't Christmas. So finally I got round to watching it (in original black and white rather than new and coloured in). I was surprised by two things: Firstly this is a REALLY long film, running in at over two hours. Secondly, the first 90 minutes has nothing really to do with Clarence and what is typically known as the story of 'It's a Wonderful Life'. Instead we begin with some people praying for George Bailey (the always wonderful Jimmy Stewart) and (in my personal favourite moment) angels, represented by stars, having a little chat about what they should do to answer all these prayers. So, in order for Clarence the angel to know how to save George Bailey, we must know his story. This is the majority of the film, the life of Geo...