Behind a camera (for English speaking people).

I guess there are many ways to film, and many kinds of movies. Making movies is probably an art, a recent art that evolves with advances in technology, in a brilliant way. I do not know exactly what  motion pictutes should provide to the public, surely entertaining, having a good time, dreaming, escaping. Learning from the opinions of a writer about History, narrating past events, discovering amazing feats; reporting reprehensible acts; producing terror, panic, moving to compassion; helping thinking about human behavior, laughing in a great theater and sharing that good feeling with unknown spectators. 

Or simply, telling stories, short stories, as Mr. John Ford did. Perhaps the difference lies in how to tell them, depending on the artist and the time. Some of these stories seem timeless and almost eternal. Reach the real public, enjoying, commenting the diferent aspects and giving them their true value, not the educated experts and critics.

It is also a business where the dollar prevailed at first and now any strong currency does. The creators have to maintain a perpetual struggle with producers, they need each other and someone should take decisions, often based on vulgar and empty parameters.

One of those story tellers was named Francesco Capra, a Sicilian by birth, very American in the bottom of his heart. As a child came to California with his family,  illiterated peasants workers. A bright college student who went through many dificulties, hunger, poverty and daily hardships. The American dream come true and finished telling stories in a dark room, working behind a camera. He made many films, got many honors,  fought against the system of Hollywood, became a young achiever in the Golden days. He was a pioneer / creator of bright ideas/ hard worker, he made documentaries to explain why to participate in the Second World War and popularized science and education.

In the end what remains are the stories he told. He said that his film "It's a wonderful life!", made when he was fifty years old, after a world war, with three oscars as best director, a lot of awards and many other important works, was the message he wanted to send to the world. A message of hope to the inhabitant of this planet, no matter what happens, every life has a meaning, every human being is unique and wonderful. Human beings are free and can laugh.

Well, sometimes, it is good to remembered it.