La Forêt pétrifiée

Titre original : The Petrified Forest

1936
PG
1h 22m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,5/10

15 k

MA NOTE

Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, and Leslie Howard in La Forêt pétrifiée (1936)

Trailer for this film based on the Broadway hit

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Une serveuse, un sans-abri et un voleur de banque se mêlent à un dîner solitaire dans le désert.Une serveuse, un sans-abri et un voleur de banque se mêlent à un dîner solitaire dans le désert.Une serveuse, un sans-abri et un voleur de banque se mêlent à un dîner solitaire dans le désert.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,5/10

15 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Anecdotes
Leslie Howard and Humphrey Bogart had played the same roles in the stage version. Warner Bros. wanted to put Howard in the film but replace Bogart with Edward G. Robinson. Howard insisted on Bogart, sending a telegram to Jack L. Warner which read "Insist Bogart play Mantee; no Bogart, no deal." Bogart would later name his second child with Lauren Bacall Leslie, in honor of Howard, the man who gave him his first big break.

Gaffes
The only obvious location shots are in what is now Red Rock Canyon State Park in California, which is in the Mojave Desert and the site where many movie scenes were shot. Joshua trees, which don't grow near the Petrified Forest in AZ, can be seen. So this is a a minor error. The park is fun place to visit, as it has guides to where dozens and dozens of scenes were filmed.

Citations
Alan Squier: The trouble with me, Gabrielle, is I, I belong to a vanishing race. I'm one of the intellectuals.
Gabrielle Maple: That, that means you've got brains!
Alan Squier: Hmmm. Yes. Brains without purpose. Noise without sound, shape without substance.

Connexions
Edited into Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012)

Bandes originales
I'd Rather Listen to Your Eyes
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren Lyrics by Al Dubin
Played on the radio

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9/10

A Leslie Howard Classic

Based on the stunningly emotion play of the same title Petrified Forest is the tale that Acting great Leslie Howard will always be remembered for.He is at the heart of this film as a disillusioned intellectual whose personality never survived the war. Bette Davis is also strong as the waitress who Howard shares his secrets with. Humphrey Bogart made an impressive screen debut repeating the role of Duke Mantee at Howard's insistence. Howard and Bogart played the roles on stage and it is a treasure to see these two actors performances preserved for posterity. Those on this page who have questioned Howard's portrayal of his role are obviously missing the entire emotional through line of his role. Howard was far ahead of his time, an extremely naturalistic actor in a Hollywood obsessed by type casting. Watch this film and be moved by the story. you won't regret it.