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Old 16th January 2020, 07:02 PM
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It Happened One Night 1934 ★★★★★

I can see why this was the first winner of the 'grand slam' Oscars (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor and Actress) as it has wonderful performances delivering some wonderful lines and in a way which does a simple story with laughs and real heartfelt drama.

Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert are a beautifully matched on-screen couple with real chemistry, and crucially Colbert's Ellie is neither overly entitled nor spoiled in a way which is offputting, rather naïve and the victim to a marriage which we know she shouldn't have and it's only a matter of time before she realises it. Gable effortlessly oozes charm as Peter Warne, the roguish reporter who accompanies Ellie on the road trip during which they fall in love with each other and the audience falls in love with them!

This is beautifully directed by Frank Capra, a film with visual humour and tension using both visual and narrative storytelling to great effect. It's a stone cold classic and a film to show anyone who say they don't like romantic comedies.
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