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The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell - and a hell of heaven.
--
John Molton
LOST HORIZON
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James Hilton's novel
Lost Horizon
proposes a perfect hidden community within the uncharted Himalayas, a land where peace reigns and the inhabitants live for hundreds of years. So indelible is this mythical land that its name has entered the culture: Shangri-La. Director Frank Capra, riding high during his mid-'30s hot streak, spared no expense in creating Hilton's paradise onscreen, taxing the coffers of Columbia Pictures and the patience of mogul Harry Cohn. The results, however, are magical: shimmering, seductive, and maybe a bit foolish, truly the creation of an idealist (understandably, the spectacular art direction won an Oscar). And Capra's hero is an idealist, too. Ronald Colman, at his most marvelously elocutionary, plays a wise diplomat whose plane crashes in the snows of Tibet. He and the other survivors are guided to Shangri-La, where they wrestle with the invitation to stay. The young Jane Wyatt plays Colman's love interest, but leaving a more lasting impression are H.B. Warner, as the benevolent Chang, and Sam Jaffe, in great old-age makeup, as the wizened High Lama. This version has been restored as closely as possible to Capra's original cut; the film had circulated for many years in a trimmed form.
Lost Horizon
was remade, notoriously and hilariously, as a big-budget musical in 1973; it was a complete flop.
--
Robert Horton
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ITEM DETAILS
Consciousness Calibration Level:
500
Submitted by:
Joshua Fredrickson
Directed by:
Frank Capra
Starring:
Ronald Colman
,
Jane Wyatt
MPAA Rating:
Unrated
Theatrical Date:
01 September, 1937
Release Date:
31 August, 1999
Manufacturer:
Columbia/Tristar Studios
Format:
Black & White
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