It's A Wonderful Life

Los Angeles, California

I think in one way or another, this film has influenced the "American Character" as much as any single work of art or literature. It (for better or for worse) defines what we like to think our values are. It is both an homage to individualism and a paen to the need for a communal society in which we are all responsible for each other. It transcends politics, or should I say can be claimed by the politics of the Left and Right. It is as enigmatic as Capra himself was. I think it would make an excellent subject for examination

Terry