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Then and Now Series Movies – It’s a Wonderful Life with Professor Brian Rose

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

JCC of Central NJ
1391 Martine Avenue


Alison Rivlin
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Voted the most inspirational movie ever made by the American Film Institute, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life has been a beloved Christmas classic for many generations. Yet when the film was released in 1946, it was a box-office flop, won no Academy Awards and was largely forgotten until it was re-discovered through endless airings on local TV stations beginning in the 1970s and on annual Christmas Eve broadcasts on NBC starting in 1992. This talk will examine the fascinating story of It’s a Wonderful Life. Sponsored by The Westfield Foundation.

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