The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Réalisateur:

Vincente Minnelli

Scénaristes:

Charles Schnee (screenplay)
George Bradshaw (story)

Date de sortie:

9 février 1953 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drame | Romance

Accroche:

I took you out of the gutter . . . I can fling you back!

Intrigue:

An actress, a director, and a writer are asked to help revive the career of ruthless Hollywood studio bigwig Jonathan Shields. However, all three are reluctant because they have all been used and betrayed by him in the past.

Plot Keywords:

Director | Writer | Star | Actress | Hollywood

Récompenses:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

show biz can't satisfy anyone

Ensemble

Lana Turner	...	Georgia Larisson
Kirk Douglas	...	Jonathan Shields
Walter Pidgeon	...	Harry Pebbel
Dick Powell	...	James Lee Bartlow
Barry Sullivan	...	Fred Amiel
Gloria Grahame	...	Rosemary Bartlow
Gilbert Roland	...	Victor 'Gaucho' Ribera
Leo G. Carroll	...	Henry Whitfield
Vanessa Brown	...	Kay Amiel
Paul Stewart	...	Syd Murphy
Sammy White	...	Gus
Elaine Stewart	...	Lila
Ivan Triesault	...	Von Ellstein

Autre(s) titre(s):

Memorial to a Bad Man (USA) (working title)
Tribute to a Badman (USA) (working title)

Durée:

118 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Classification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:A (original rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #16017) | UK:PG | Canada:PG (video rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Lieux de tournage:

Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows - 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA

Société:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Anecdotes:

The scene showing the production of the fictional low budget horror film was based on how Val Lewton produced Cat People (1942).

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: When we see Jonathan driving a car for the first time, he drives on the left-hand side of the road.

Guillemet:

Jonathan Shields: If you dream, dream big.

Connexions De Film:

figure dans Scorsese on Scorsese (2004) (TV)

Bande son:

Don't Blame Me

show biz can't satisfy anyone

One thing that I've always wondered is why no one looks at Hollywood more negatively than Hollywood itself. But whatever the reason, "The Bad and the Beautiful" pulls no punches in looking at its topic. The movie portrays some people explaining how they used to be friends of producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) but have since turned against him. There's the director whom Shields promised a directing job but betrayed him, the writer who lost his wife to Shields's actions, and the actress whom Shields drove to madness.

I thought that one of the most effective scenes in the movie was Kirk Douglas holding Lana Turner in his arms. Here he is, this overbearing, hostile character forced to almost coddle his gorgeous female star; it might be showing how he may seemingly have exalted her, but he remains in a higher position and is merely using her and sending her into insanity. And the scene of her driving the car while completely upset elaborates on this idea.

And then, there's the writer. He and his wife move from Virginia hoping to get really big in Hollywood...until tragedy strikes. It all goes to show the disaster inherent in any industry (of course, Douglas's character exacerbates any problem). But anyway, this is a formidable part of cinema history; a precursor to movies like "The Player". Also starring Dick Powell, Walter Pidgeon and Gloria Grahame (who won Best Supporting Actress).