Ep 30 - It Happened One Night

This time around the Martinez family takes on Frank Capra’s 1934 screwball classic, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT. Raquel is excited to talk about one of her fav movies by one of her fav directors. Raphael wonders why so many Depression era films focused on class fantasy escapism. Are people today more resigned to their social status so they escape into superhero films? Why are so many classic Hollywood movies just about the ultra-rich being rich? At least the film has a certain maturity when dealing with romance. Also, did everyone smoke back then? This episode might be Raquel at her most, “Back in my day…” How did Capra manage to make so many movies about the struggles of the common man yet be so conservative and against social reform? So many questions and only one episode! The Generation Splice is film podcast where retired psychologist Dr. Raquel Martinez, a Baby Boomer through and through, & her son Raphael Jose Martinez, a cranky millennial punk rocker/former music journalist, & current film writer, discuss various films through the lens of their generation & personal experiences. Every week one host picks a film to dissect & see if they can splice together the generation gap via their love of film. Feel free to write to us! Give us some film suggestions at [email protected] or @gensplicepod on Twitter. Raphael is on Twitter at @citycelluloid. You can find his film writing at cinefile.info and film-cred.com The show is produced by The Martinez Family & the show’s theme song was written, performed, & produced by Raphael.