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Information
- Year
- 1937
- Runtime
- 132 min.
- Director
- Frank Capra
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
- Rating *
- 7.8
- Votes *
- 8,879
- Checks
- 1,746
- Favs
- 112
- Dislikes
- 13
- Favs/checks
- 6.4% (1:16)
- Favs/dislikes
- 9:1
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Paulo Martins
"I believe it, because I want to believe it.
Here's my hope...
...that we all find our Shangri-La."
Fantastic film!!! 10 years 9 months ago -
Siskoid
Frank Capra has always been a utopian film maker, but with Lost Horizon, he takes that in a more literal direction as his characters (some pulled from the James Hilton novel, some new) are brought to Shangri-La, a virtual paradise in the Himalayas, against their will. There's a lot to recommend in the film, but it's mostly in terms of visuals. The opening escape from revolution-torn China is exciting, and the alpine photography breathtaking. But I found myself asking too many questions to really get invested. How does Shangri-La get all its stuff from the outside? Why make it a Christian utopia nevertheless filled with Tibetan monks? Why does it seem to be a leisure paradise for white folks who somehow found their way there, but the Asian natives appear to be part of a working class? And what about all those hints at something darker? And I was irritated with the broad comic relief of Edward Everett Horton as the least convincing Brit ever. I don't mean to sound so negative, as it was still interesting, but also preachy at times. I like Capra more when he wraps his utopian fable in every day Americana. Lost Horison is too overt and things get lost in its attempt at scope. 5 years 1 month ago
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