Top cast:Gyrithe Hansen,Clara Pontoppidan,Adam Poulsen
Director:Manuel Maria da Costa Veiga
Genre:Drama
Region:Lebanon
Year:2001
Storyline:Large, blazing neon signs advertise various theatre marquees and commercial products.A loud bell sounds as the camera enters the loading dock of a large newspaper building.A truck backs up with a large poster adorning its side: GO WITH THE GLOBE, READ J.J.HUNSECKER - The Eyes of Broadway.[At the top of the poster, a rectangular logo displays the thick, horn-rimmed and spectacled eyes of the famous columnist." BackgroundIt's A Wonderful Life(1946), originally made for Liberty Films, is one of the most popular and heartwarming films ever made by director Frank Capra.Avant-garde director Mike Nichols, following his debut success ofWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)with his second film, instantly became a major new talent in American film after winning an Academy Award for his directorship.Bligh lectured the seamen:The ship's company will remember that I am your captain, your judge, and your jury.Toward its furious ending, Drew admits o the grinning boy: "I'm lost." When Drew, seen as a suspicious stranger, compliments the moon-faced winner when they are done - "God damn, you play a mean banjo," the mute, inbred, half-witted boy resumes his stony stare, turns his head sharply, and refuses o shake hands with the interloping foreigner.