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Farewell To Arms (Dir. Frank Borzage 1932): Ernest Hemingway's tragic wartime romance comes to vivid life in this classic 1932 film starring Oscar winners Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes. The cataclysm of WW1 sets the stage for an impassioned story of star-crossed love between a daring American ambulance driver (Cooper) and an English nurse (Hayes) in an army hospital. The tumult of war conspires to push the pair together and then wrench them apart in what becomes an ultimate test of love. Boasting beautiful cinematogrpahy and poetic direction by the celebrated Frank Borzage 'A Farewell To Arms' was Hemingway's first novel to reach the screen and enthralled movie audiences with its heart-rending romance and realistic visions of battle. Meet John Doe (Dir. Frank Capra 1941): In protest at the corruption and hypocrisy he sees all around him an unemployed man calling himself "John Doe" has written to the New Bulletin newspaper pledging to throw himself from the top of City Hall on Christmas Eve. Written by a discharged journalist as a publicity stunt and as a parting shot at the paper's new editor the premise of the letter unexpectedly fires the imagination of the bulletin's readers and the wider American public. Its real author Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) is rehired and now needs to find someone to play the part of the fictional "John Doe"... Meet John Doe is often held to be part of a thematic trilogy that includes Mister Deeds Goes To Town and Mister Smith Goes To Washington. It explores a recurring notion in Capra's work that of the universal everyman exploited by a corrupt and powerful establishment. The film's reflections on corporate control of both the media and of ordinary people's lives is still as resonant as ever.
Delivery Cost:
£0.00
Delivery Time:
3-5 Working Days
Availability:
In stock
Category:
Classics
Generic Information
EAN:
5030697009869
Format:
DVD
Number of Disks:
1
Studio:
Fremantle Home Entertainment
Starring:
Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Barbara Stanwyck
Directed By:
Frank Borzage, Frank Capra
Features:
PAL
Release Date:
2006-05-08
Rating:
Parental Guidance
Farewell To Arms (Dir. Frank Borzage 1932): Ernest Hemingway's tragic wartime romance comes to vivid life in this classic 1932 film starring Oscar winners Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes. The cataclysm of WW1 sets the stage for an impassioned story of star-crossed love between a daring American ambulance driver (Cooper) and an English nurse (Hayes) in an army hospital. The tumult of war conspires to push the pair together and then wrench them apart in what becomes an ultimate test of love. Boasting beautiful cinematogrpahy and poetic direction by the celebrated Frank Borzage 'A Farewell To Arms' was Hemingway's first novel to reach the screen and enthralled movie audiences with its heart-rending romance and realistic visions of battle. Meet John Doe (Dir. Frank Capra 1941): In protest at the corruption and hypocrisy he sees all around him an unemployed man calling himself "John Doe" has written to the New Bulletin newspaper pledging to throw himself from the top of City Hall on Christmas Eve. Written by a discharged journalist as a publicity stunt and as a parting shot at the paper's new editor the premise of the letter unexpectedly fires the imagination of the bulletin's readers and the wider American public. Its real author Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) is rehired and now needs to find someone to play the part of the fictional "John Doe"... Meet John Doe is often held to be part of a thematic trilogy that includes Mister Deeds Goes To Town and Mister Smith Goes To Washington. It explores a recurring notion in Capra's work that of the universal everyman exploited by a corrupt and powerful establishment. The film's reflections on corporate control of both the media and of ordinary people's lives is still as resonant as ever.
Delivery Cost:
£0.00
Delivery Time:
3-5 Working Days
Availability:
In stock
Category:
Classics
Generic Information
EAN:
5030697009869
Format:
DVD
Number of Disks:
1
Studio:
Fremantle Home Entertainment
Starring:
Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Barbara Stanwyck
Directed By:
Frank Borzage, Frank Capra
Features:
PAL
Release Date:
2006-05-08
Rating:
Parental Guidance