One of my all- time favorites, as well as a film generally regarded to be among the best ever produced- 'The best years of our lives'.
Interesting film because while it was made in 1946 and dealt with the period immediately after the end of WWII (and that being the very plot of the film), it does not seem 'dated' in any way, at least to me. Surely it is not set in our time and was made long before I was even born but I believe it reflects an all- too- common human experience of having gone through a time of great upheaval that is really universal; it would apply to the ancient Greeks as well as those returning from Operation Desert Storm only a few years ago.
An outstanding movie in every way, at least IMO, I really do think it still resonates well with the general American persona.
And now for the trivia part: it features, as one of the main characters, the only actor to ever win two Academy Awards for the same person in the same film. Interestingly, the gentleman was not even an actor, professionally or even as an amateur, and after this film fell back into a very non- famous life. The character is Homer Parrish, and the actors' name was Harold Russell. Quite a person to get to know in 'real life' as well- again, part of the genius of this film is how well this "amateur" represents so very well the cost of war, long after that war is over.
Well worth the investment of a few hours of any one's life IMO.
On a more 'normal' note, watching Homeland in its last season. It is OK, which is pretty good considering it has absolutely nothing left of the original plot and <most> of the original stars.
Brian