The Love Lottery

1954
1h 29m

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5,4/10

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Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pressure of the fans who won't leave him alone, he relocates to a remote Italian village where unanticipated trouble arises when unwittingly he becomes the prize for an international lottery.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA famous actor moves to an Italian village to escape obsessive fans, but finds himself becoming the prize in an international lottery without his knowledge.A famous actor moves to an Italian village to escape obsessive fans, but finds himself becoming the prize in an international lottery without his knowledge.A famous actor moves to an Italian village to escape obsessive fans, but finds himself becoming the prize in an international lottery without his knowledge.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

5,4/10

371

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

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Niven in a Bind!

This 1954 Ealing comedy is pleasant enough, but does stand out for a few distinctive features.

The international settings around Lake Como are splendid, especially since we're fortunate, in that they are presented in colour.

David Niven gives a lively, energetic, physical performance, even though (somewhat incongruously) he is playing a burnt out, but very popular matinee idol.

The rather bland script is given extra life when one considers, the main storyline involving a competition to raffle Niven's character to be married off, anticipates popular (I seriously don't know why.), contemporary reality TV shows such as Married at First Sight, The Farmer Wants a Wife and The Bachelor.

Lastly, the concluding scene, filmed overlooking the Thames River, includes one of the great actors of the 40's and 50's in a surprising wordless cameo. It's a corker and does finish the movie on the right note.

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In the film David Niven's character is starring in near the beginning of the film, a clapperboard shows the names Chas. Crichton, D. Slocombe and Jeff Seaholme.

These are the names of the actual director of The Love Lottery - Charles Crichton, Cinematographer - Douglas Slocombe and Camera Operator - Jeff Seaholme.

Citations
Rex Allerton: What do you do?
Jane Dubois: I am a mathematician.
Rex Allerton: Teehee, you're what?
Jane Dubois: I see what you mean. It's improbable, isn't it?
Rex Allerton: No, I'm sorry. No, I didn't mean to...
Jane Dubois: No, no. It's quite alright. Hardly anyone believes me at first but when I multiply a few 10 digit numbers and give them the cube root for a few more, they come around.
Rex Allerton: You do all that?
Jane Dubois: And more, Smithy, and more.
Rex Allerton: Look this may be my last night in Tremaggio. Will you have dinner with me?
Jane Dubois: Of course! I've been sitting in this wet suit waiting for you to speak up. Come around at 8:30. We'll do some compound fractions before dinner.