The Awful Truth

1937
Approved
1h 30m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,7/10

22 k

MA NOTE

A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.

Liretrailer1 min 58 s

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Romantic Comedy Screwball Comedy Comedy Romance

Un couple marié demande un divorce à l'amiable, mais il est plus difficile de se lâcher qu'il ne le pensait au départ.Un couple marié demande un divorce à l'amiable, mais il est plus difficile de se lâcher qu'il ne le pensait au départ.Un couple marié demande un divorce à l'amiable, mais il est plus difficile de se lâcher qu'il ne le pensait au départ.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,7/10

22 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

A remporté 1 oscar
- 3 victoires et 5 nominations au total

Lord Fabian
(uncredited)

Asta

Mr. Smith
(uncredited)

Al Bridge

Motor Cop
(uncredited)

Wyn Cahoon

Mrs. Barnsley
(uncredited)

Ruth Cherrington

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Dora Clement

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Kathryn Curry

Celeste
(uncredited)

Histoire

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Le saviez-vous

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Anecdotes
Irene Dunne later recalled the scene where she pretends to be Cary Grant's ill-bred nightclub performer sister, which was written over a weekend and handed to her on the morning she was scheduled to film it. She was supposed to do a burlesque bump in the middle of her musical number, a move she was never able to do. Leo McCarey told her just to say, "Never could do that" when she got to that moment. She did, it stayed in the film, and Dunne found it "a choice comic bit".

Gaffes
Lucy introduces her music teacher "Armand Duvalle" as "Armand Lavalle".

Citations
Armand Duvalle: I am a great teacher, not a great lover.
Lucy Warriner: That's right, Armand. No one could ever accuse you of being a great lover.

Autres versions
There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "ONCE UPON A TIME: L'OTTAVA MERAVIGLIA (1944) + LA MOGLIE DEL VESCOVO (1947) + L'ORRIBILE VERITÀ (1937)" (3 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.

Connexions
Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)

Bandes originales
My Dreams Are Gone With the Wind
(1937) (uncredited)
Music by Ben Oakland
Lyrics by Milton Drake
Performed by Joyce Compton (dubbed)
Reprise by Irene Dunne

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Great Dunne and Grant Comedy

The Awful Truth is one of the best comedies of the 1930s and ever. Irene Dunne and Cary Grant star (in the first of 3 pictures together) as a divorcing couple who really love one another, but they're just so darned sophisticated! Lucy (Dunne) moves in her Aunt Patsy (the underrated Cecil Cunningham) who gets Lucy introduced to a hick millionaire from Oklahoma (Ralph Bellamy). Meanwhile Jerry (Grant) gets hooked up with a grasping socialite (Molly Lamont). The "love birds" continue to peck away at each other and get entangled in each other's new "romances." The chemistry is just wonderful between Grant and Dunne, and the supporting cast is first rate. Highlights include Grant playing the piano while Mr. Smith (the dog) does a barking routine, but Dunne gets her chance, singing "Gone with the Wind" at a high-toned party. Great fun. Cunningham and Bellamy are terrific, but so are Esther Dale (Bellamy's ma), Joyce Compton (Dixie Bell), and Mr. Smith (who I suspect was really Asta from The Thin Man). The film, Dunne, and Bellamy scored Oscar nominations, and Leo McCarey won for direction. Filled with snappy one liners and hysterical situations. Best scenes may be the night club sequence when Dunne gets stuck dancing with Bellamy, and the party where Dunne pretends to be Grant's sister and yells out, "Hey wait a minute! Somebody stole my purse!" to snooty Mary Forbes. Very funny.