Starting today, the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley is launching a major retrospective of the films of Frank Capra. The series, “Before ‘Capraesque’: Early Frank Capra,” runs January 16 through February 27.
The PFA series showcases many little-known gems, including rare short films made by Capra in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1921-1922, short comedies he co-wrote while a Hollywood gag man during the silent era, and his first feature as a director, The Strong Man (1926), starring Harry Langdon. Of note, the January 24th screening of Capra's Bay Area films will be accompanied by a talk by Bay Area resident and Capra biographer and past SFSFF guest Joseph McBride.
The PFA series showcases many little-known gems, including rare short films made by Capra in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1921-1922, short comedies he co-wrote while a Hollywood gag man during the silent era, and his first feature as a director, The Strong Man (1926), starring Harry Langdon. Of note, the January 24th screening of Capra's Bay Area films will be accompanied by a talk by Bay Area resident and Capra biographer and past SFSFF guest Joseph McBride.
All together, “Before ‘Capraesque’: Early Frank Capra" is a rare opportunity to see some fine films - both silent and talkie - by one of America’s great directors. For additional details, visit the Pacific Film Archive webpage about the series at http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries/early_capra or check out this article on examiner.com
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