Film Screening: The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

The Best Years of Our Lives is a tale of post-war middle America, which chose Cincinnati as the location for its exterior photography. The film won 7 Oscars at the 1947 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Presented by the Cindependent Film Festival in partnership with Ohio Goes to the Movies and the Cincinnati Public Library.

Synopsis: Fred, Al and Homer are three World War II veterans facing difficulties as they re-enter civilian life. Fred (Dana Andrews) is a war hero who, unable to compete with more highly skilled workers, has to return to his low-wage soda jerk job. Bank executive Al (Fredric March) gets into trouble for offering favorable loans to veterans. After losing both hands in the war, Homer (Harold Russell) returns to his loving fiancée, but must struggle to adjust.

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Host or Publisher Allyson West, Cindependent Film Festival