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Release Date:
2 février 1972 (USA)
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Accroche:
Being the adventures of a young man ... who couldn't resist pretty girls ... or a bit of the old ultra-violence ... went to jail, was re-conditioned ... and came out a different young man ... or was he ?
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Plot:
In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and later volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan.
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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12 nominations
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Avis des utilisateurs:
My favorite movie
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Additional Details
Autre(s) titre(s):
Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (USA) (poster title)
Orange mécanique (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
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Durée:
136 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Curiosités
Anecdotes:
The shot of the bride falling through the gallows trapdoor (during Alex's fantasy) is footage from
Cat Ballou (1965).
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Alex is affected by the sedative in his wine, he falls face first with great force into a porcelain dish. This would cause severe cranial, nasal and dental injuries, yet when Alex wakes up in the next scene, all of his teeth are intact and his face is not even marked.
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Alex:
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
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Soundtrack:
The Thieving Magpie Overture
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foire aux questions
Why did Mr. Deltoid grab Alex's crotch?
Did McDowell almost drown in the "trough" scene?
Is there a play version of A Clockwork Orange?
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Without a doubt, my absolute favorite film of all time. I first saw this movie three years ago and I have been in love with it (and Stanley Kubrick) ever since. I never get tired of seeing this movie. Why it remains so underappreciated (at least by "casual" movie viewers) is beyond me. Everything is great; acting, direction, cinematography, the sets, everything.
Something that I don't think anyone else commented on was the Russian motif. The names of the droogs (Alexander, George, Peter, and Dim...short for Dimitri) are decidedly Russian. The singer referenced in the record store, Johnny Zhivago, has obvious Russian overtones. The statement made by the Minister of the Interior about the "peace-loving citizens" is a direct reference to the name that Soviet government representatives applied to their people when talking about the Cold War. Red seems to stand out from other colors. And, of course, who could forget Nadsat, the Russian slang language? I wonder what Burgess and Kubrick were trying to suggest about the future of Ingsoc (those familiar with "1984" will understand)?