Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 4K 1939

A simple, sincere, but no less powerful picture that looks cynical in Russia is quite unusual. The story of the leader of a youth organization (Stuart), who accidentally (as is usually the case with Capra) who took over as US Senator.

Further, it seems to be a trivial plot - the fight against corrupt officials in their native state, meeting with a senator, an idealist in the past and a scorched cynic in the present (Raines), a kind angel who helps Stuart in the labyrinths of parliament represented by the secretary (Arthur), journalists are rude but glorious guys. All this later became cliches, used in abundance in all varieties of political cinema, but here it looks fresh and organic. The final episode in the Senate is especially remarkable - a long, hopeless, sort of, but no less bright speech from Smith.

This cinema - idealistic and appealing to the original American values, in fact turns out to be universal, universal for any community.

In Mr. Smith, the typical character of Capra - a small man - rose unprecedentedly high, but with all the difficulties he withstood. The film has become a reference in American cinema and, hopefully, instructive, for young people aspiring to politics. It would not hurt to register Mr. Smith to Russian parliamentarians and officials as a visual aid for honesty, decency, and following their righteous path.