With Fellini, whose films are in Italian, it was because he was considered a stylistic maestro—or at least that’s what I had read.

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Cinema Italiano: 8 1/2

How Sicilian-born Frank Capra (1897-1991) became the chronicler of star-spangled charm takes little detective work, thanks to the good people at TCM. Capra emigrated to America as a kid, spending his sixth birthday in steerage with other immigrants on the Germania.

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Cinema Italiano: Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life