‘It Happened One Night’ at 90: The film that defined the romantic comedy

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‘It Happened One Night’ at 90: The film that defined the romantic comedy
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1933 film 'It Happened One Night' is one of only three films to nab the Oscar “big five”.

'It Happened One Night' is one of only three films to nab the Oscar “big five”, winning prizes for best actor, actress, adapted screenplay, director and picture.the entire history of European philosophy can be described as a series of footnotes to Plato.

I shan’t spoil exactly how those events unfold, but it is unlikely to shock anyone with even a passing knowledge of romcom tropes. But don’t confuse familiarity for cliché. Far from drawing from well-worn tropes,The secret to the film’s success The film’s success can be attributed to simple but important things like the quality of its script, the lightness of its direction, and the charisma of its two leads. But there were other factors at play as well, namely the social and economic context in which it was made.

Every night, to appease Ellie’s worries, Peter constructs a makeshift curtain he labels “the walls of Jericho”. This literally splits their lodgings in half to keep the couple as far apart as possible. And the film’s climax doesn’t half have fun when those

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