The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.4/10   

Réalisateur:

Paul Newman

Writers:

Alvin Sargent (screenplay)
Paul Zindel (play)

Release Date:

1 février 1974 (Finland)

Genre:

Drame

Accroche:

Mother of the Year.

Plot:

From the Pullizer Prize winning play by Paul Zindel, this is the story of Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters...

Plot Keywords:

Classified Ad | Science Fair | Cheerleading | Wheelchair | Epilepsy

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

a very bitter pill that won't go down with ease.

Ensemble

Joanne Woodward	...	Beatrice
Nell Potts	...	Matilda
Roberta Wallach	...	Ruth
Judith Lowry	...	Nanny
David Spielberg	...	Mr. Goodman
Richard Venture	...	Floyd
Carolyn Coates	...	Mrs. McKay
Will Hare	...	Junk Man
Estelle Omens	...	Caroline
Jess Osuna	...	Sonny
Ellen Dano	...	Janice Vickery
Lynne Rogers	...	Miss Hanley
Roger Serbagi	...	Charlie
John Lehne	...	Apartment Manager
Michael Kearney	...	Chris Burns
Dee Victor	...	Miss Wyant

Réalisé par
Paul Newman

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
Alvin Sargent		screenplay
Paul Zindel		play

Produit par
John Foreman	....	executive producer
Paul Newman	....	producer

Musique originale
Maurice Jarre

Image
Adam Holender

Montage
Evan A. Lottman		(as Evan Lottman)

Distribution des rôles
Michael Chinich
Don Phillips

Création des décors
Gene Callahan

Décorateur de plateau
Richard Merrell

Création des costumes
Anna Hill Johnstone

Maquillage
Fern Buchner	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Roger M. Rothstein	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Alice H. Bell	....	second assistant director (as Alice Bell)
John Nicolella	....	first assistant director

Technicien du son
C. Robert Fine	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Fine)
Dennis Maitland	....	sound mixer
Al Nahmias	....	sound editor
Katherine Wenning	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Edward R. Brown	....	camera operator (as Edward Brown)
Gary Muller	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marilyn Putnam	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Craig McKay	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Maurice Jarre	....	conductor

Divers
Tom Miller	....	unit publicist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Autre(s) titre(s):

De l'influence des rayons gamma sur le comportement des marguerites (France) [fr]

Durée:

100 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Classification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Anecdotes:

Certain dialog from Paul Zindel's play remained in the script for the movie. Even though the movie was filmed in Bridgeport, Connecticut, certain references to the location of the play, which takes place in Staten Island, New York (Zindel's hometown) remain. Ruth mentions "Prince's Bay" when reading a classified ad about some property for sale, and Matilda tells her mother that a photographer is going to take pictures of the Science Fair finalists for "The Advance". Prince's Bay is a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, and the Staten Island Advance is the local newspaper.

Guillemet:

Beatrice: I'm not exactly happy about you discussing testicles with this Chris Burns character!

a very bitter pill that won't go down with ease.

The old saw "there are no guarantees in life" is given a sad example in this film, wherein we find Joanne Woodward, mother of two girls, slipping through the cracks of her own life(with children in tow). Through a bleary haze of booze-soaked self-defeat, she commands change in her life but is unwilling(and/or possibly unable)to grab the reins. Woodward's performance is outstanding, unrestrained but not at all stagy or hammy. For people who enjoy strong character studies, this film is a must-see...but be forewarned- it is relentlessly depressing and may touch a bit too close to home for many viewers. Regardless, this stands as an exceptional and well directed minor classic, presenting a sad, realistic portrait of human wreckage.

7/10