Frank Capra was born in Italy, emigrating with his family to the United States, where his Catholicism inspired him to produce popular entertainment films focused on the good that people can do, when sacrificing to assist others who by chance enter their orbit.
Lost Horizon is also metaphor for the interior life perceptively concealed from our view, yet very much present counselling us how best to live our life.
The Head Lama of the monastery featuring prominently in the book, and film is a Catholic priest, Father Perrault teaching us that The Father's salvation is for every human person.
Here's a link to that film worth watching for its value revealing something of the mysterious confronting each of us, when faced with those moments when overpowering advice flowing from our innermost thoughts, triggers our response resolving what we had believed was an intractable challenge.
https://www.pbs.org/video/lost-horizon-1937-ox0abm/
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