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Mike Leigh's Inspiration (18 titles)
User collection: OfficialI grew up in the 40s and 50s in Manchester and I went to the pictures, as often as anyone would let me. I never saw a film that wasn't in English and then I came to London and discovered world cinema. And you know Hollywood and English language movies are only a tiny slice out of what has gone on forever, since the beginning of cinema. And still goes on: all round the world people are creating all kinds of incredible things on the screen. I do like to get out there and really think about the world, the real world, but somewhere in there is the massive influence entering into my blood stream of all kinds of movies - I'm a sucker for movies.
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It's A Wonderful Life
First, there are the Hollywood influences - where you're talking about Capra...
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It's A Wonderful Life
on DVD
(1946)
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
Director: Frank Capra
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The legendary James Stewart (HARVEY, VERTIGO) stars as George Bailey. George is a noble man who has spent much of his life on a crusade to stop shady local businessman Henry Potter (Lionel Barrymore - TREASURE ISLAND, DUEL IN THE SUN) from taking over the picturesque town of Bedford Falls. However, ..read more »
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It Happened One Night
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It Happened One Night
on DVD
(1934)
Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert
Director: Frank Capra
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A sparkling, legendary romantic comedy based on the story "Night Bus" by Samuel Hopkins Adams about a news reporter and a runaway heiress who fall in love while traveling cross country on a bus. Academy Awards: 5, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Clark Gable, Best Actress--..read more »
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from 3,758 members
Mr Smith Goes To Washington
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Mr Smith Goes To Washington
on DVD
(1939)
Starring: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains
Director: Frank Capra
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Two slimy fat-cat legislators recruit Jefferson Smith, an innocent and staunchly principled Montana scout leader, as the state's new Senator, hoping to exploit his naviete and community pride to bring home pork-barrel funds. Once he ascends to Capitol Hill, however, Mr. Smith finds nothing but deep-..read more »
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from 4,895 members
Arsenic and Old Lace
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Arsenic and Old Lace
on DVD
(1944)
Starring: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson
Director: Frank Capra
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A drama critic discovers that his family are mad on the eve of his wedding. His aunts have hidden thirteen bodies in the cellar and the police are hunting for his brother who has also committed murder. Can he keep it all a secret from the rest of the world....?
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from 4,113 members
Mr Deeds Goes To Town
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Mr Deeds Goes To Town
on DVD
(1936)
Starring: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft
Director: Frank Capra
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A country hick goes to New York to pick up a 20 million dollar inheritance which he gives away to the needy, then finds himself in court in a battle to prove his sanity.
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Lost Horizon
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Lost Horizon
on DVD
(1937)
Starring: Ronald Coleman, Jane Wyatt, John Howard
Director: Frank Capra
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Capra's timeless masterpiece is fully restored. Based on James Hilton's book, five people stumble upon an idyllic valley in the Himalayas called Shangri-La, where peace abounds and time has virtually stopped. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, ..read more »
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from 1,130 member
You Can't Take It With You
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You Can't Take It With You
on DVD
(1938)
Starring: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart
Director: Frank Capra
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Tony (Jimmy Stewart), the eldest son of millionaire Anthony P. Kirby, has fallen in love with Alice Vanderhof. She's a sweet working girl who lives with her eccentric family and a few extra misfits in a decaying old house. It's a building that just happens to stand in the way of Mr. Kirby's plans ..read more »
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from 1,097 member
Sunset Boulevard
...or Billy Wilder...
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Sunset Boulevard
on DVD
(1950)
Starring: Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich Von Stroheim
Director: Billy Wilder
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Billy Wilder's masterpiece, a corrosive black comedy that remains the most memorable assault on the emptiness and vanity of the movie business, it stars William Holden as young, down-and-out screenwriter Joe Gillis. Narrated in flashbacks by the now-deceased scribe, the film unwinds the series of ..read more »
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from 9,164 members
Some Like It Hot
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Some Like It Hot
on DVD
(1959)
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis
Director: Billy Wilder
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When Chicago musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness a gangland shooting they quickly board a southband train to Florida, disguised as Josephine and Daphne, the two newest homeliest members of an all-girl jazz band. Their cover is perfect...until a lovelorn singer (..read more »
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Double Indemnity
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Double Indemnity
on DVD
(1944)
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson
Director: Billy Wilder
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Director Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler (Creator of the ultimate private investigator, Philp Marlowe - 'The Big Sleep', 'Farewell My Lovely'), adapted James M. Cain's hard-boiled novel into this dark film noir. Insurance investigator Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) plans the perfect murder with the ..read more »
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