The Capra touch a study of the director's Hollywood classics and war documentaries, 1934-1945 /

"During World War II, Frank Capra (1897-1991) made propaganda films for the U.S. government. These entries in the Why We Fight documentary series have been largely neglected by Capra scholars. This work analyzes the cinematic and thematic techniques Capra employed in these films, linking them t...

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Main Author: Gunter, Matthew C., 1974-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.
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245 1 4 |a The Capra touch  |h [electronic resource] :  |b a study of the director's Hollywood classics and war documentaries, 1934-1945 /  |c Matthew C. Gunter. 
260 |a Jefferson, N.C. :  |b McFarland & Co.,  |c c2012. 
300 |a vii, 244 p. :  |b ill. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Prewar Capra -- The Capra formula -- The roots of Why we fight -- Mr. Capra goes to war -- The Capra formula in his war documentaries -- It's a wonderful life and beyond -- Capra's legacy. 
520 |a "During World War II, Frank Capra (1897-1991) made propaganda films for the U.S. government. These entries in the Why We Fight documentary series have been largely neglected by Capra scholars. This work analyzes the cinematic and thematic techniques Capra employed in these films, linking them to the techniques and ideology of the director's popular mainstream narrative films"--Provided by publisher. 
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600 1 0 |a Capra, Frank,  |d 1897-1991  |x Criticism and interpretation. 
650 0 |a World War, 1939-1945  |x Motion pictures and the war. 
650 0 |a Motion pictures in propaganda. 
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