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Capraesque

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Cap·ra·esque  (kpr-sk)
adj.
Of or evocative of the movies of Frank Capra, often promoting the positive social effects of individual acts of courage.
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Perhaps a designation of the ``John Elway Stadium'' might work with Potter's Field, or that might be too Capraesque.
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But A League of Their Own is so obviously reaching for a Capraesque sweetness that such moments as that kiss undermine the moviemakers' more generous impulses.
A League of Their Own by Alleva, Richard / Commonweal
In "The Majestic," Darabont celebrates the Hollywood of yesterday with an every-day Capraesque hero in this salute to a bygone era that earned "Two Thumbs Up
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