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The Best Years of Our Lives
Sun, Dec 12 | 7:30pm | DGT
Three American servicemen (Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Harold Russell) return to their hometown and struggle with the challenges of post-war life in this epic drama from writer Robert E. Sherwood and director William Wyler, which was the biggest box-office hit of its year as well as a Best Picture winner. New- comer Russell won a Supporting Actor Oscar and received a Special Award “for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans.”
DIRECTOR: William Wyler.
CAST: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright.
1946. 172 min. USA. B&W. English. DCP.
Restored by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive and The Film Foundation, in association with The Library of Congress. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
It’s a Wonderful Life
Sun, Dec 19 | 7:30pm | DGT
This tale of an ordinary man who, frustrated by his inability to escape his small-town life and pursue his dreams, gets a rare chance to see the impact he has made on those around him was a box-office disappointment in its original release (despite five Oscar nomina- tions including Best Picture and Directing), but has since become one of the most beloved Hollywood films of all time.
DIRECTOR: Frank Capra.
CAST: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell. 1946. 132 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
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