1946 Frank Capra
George Bailey had dreams of seeing the world, but when his father dies and his brother is in service, he has to take the helm of the family business, a community based building and loans company. This and many other local businesses are always under threat from the miserly Mr Potter. On christmas eve Georges uncle loses the company's $8000 deposit and George becomes desperate and thinks of ending his life. In steps Clarance, his guardian angel and shows him what life would be like if he had never been born.
A sentimental hopeful tale that shows the optimism and idealism of the American nation after the war where society would look after each other and had morals.
Despite this being an American christmas favourite it seems that American society went down the Pottersville route.
I first saw this in new York christmas 1997, I was holed up in a bedsit dive waiting for Kim to finish work having just found out we were going to be parents, don't remember too much about it other than it took four hours to show because of the adverts every ten minutes.
It was good to watch it yesterday afternoon after putting up the christmas tree and having a family roast with the inlaws.
Because it's christmas 8/10
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