The Capra touch
Subtitle: a study of the director's Hollywood classics and war documentaries, 1934-1945
By: Matthew C. Gunter
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland & Company; McFarland
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780786464029
Subjects: Motion pictures and the war; Criticism and interpretation; World War, 1939-1945; Motion pictures in propaganda
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prewar Capra; title: The Capra formula; title: The roots of Why we fight; title: Mr. Capra goes to war; title: The Capra formula in his war documentaries; title: It's a wonderful life and beyond; title: Capra's legacy.