La ménagerie de verre

Titre original : The Glass Menagerie

1950
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1h 47m

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueMerchant marine officer Tom Wingfield reminisces about his life in St. Louis where he had lived with his nagging mother Amanda and crippled shy sister Laura.Merchant marine officer Tom Wingfield reminisces about his life in St. Louis where he had lived with his nagging mother Amanda and crippled shy sister Laura.Merchant marine officer Tom Wingfield reminisces about his life in St. Louis where he had lived with his nagging mother Amanda and crippled shy sister Laura.

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Rôles principaux19

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Jane Wyman

Laura Wingfield

Kirk Douglas

Jim O'Connor

Gertrude Lawrence

Amanda Wingfield

Arthur Kennedy

Tom Wingfield

Ralph Sanford

Mendoza

Ann Tyrrell

Clerk

John Compton

Young Man

Gertrude Graner

Instructor

Philip Ahn

Sailor
(uncredited)

Chris Alcaide

Eddie
(uncredited)

Richard Bartell

Barman
(uncredited)

Peter Camlin

Sailor
(uncredited)

Perdita Chandler

Girl in Bar
(uncredited)

Victor Desny

Sailor
(uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Mrs. Miller
(uncredited)

James Horne Jr.

A Caller
(uncredited)

Louise Lorimer

Miss Porter
(uncredited)

Sean McClory

Richard
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
In his 1988 autobiography "The Ragman's Son," Kirk Douglas says that he thinks that the effectiveness of this movie was hampered by Gertrude Lawrence's vanity, since the filmmakers were obliged to add scenes that made her character look younger and more appealing. Douglas also says that he prefers the 1987 film version directed by Paul Newman.

Citations
Jim O'Connor: Ah, when you first meet Mendoza, you don't like him. But, when you get to know him, you hate him.

Connexions
Features Jezebel (1938)

Bandes originales
For You
(uncredited)
Music by Joseph A. Burke
Played when Tom comes home drunk

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7/10

Tennessee Williams' classic and perhaps the best story ever gets the best cinematic adaptation at the hands of Irving Rapper.

The Glass Menagerie (1950) : Brief Review -

Tennessee Williams' classic and perhaps the best story ever gets the best cinematic adaptation at the hands of Irving Rapper. Tennessee's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire may have been popular, but I found them a little overrated. Today, my thoughts are empowered by The Glass Menagerie (adopted 4 times), as I found this one much better due to its realistic take on life. As mentioned by many, this one is a close account of Williams' life with a deliberate happy ending, which is not fulfilled but bleak. Pardon me for saying this, but I found this film 'storyless'. There was no story. Just a few moments of a family together and their struggle/success and you have The Glass Menagerie ready for you. Yet, this one moved me and engrossed me as a viewer, which is a big thing. The film is about a caring mother who wants her son to be settled well and her sick daughter to be mingled with a handsome young man. The son is working at a warehouse and is sick of the job. He wants to explore and go places, but his mother keeps pushing him to bring young men to the house and find a partner for his crippled sister. The sister lacks confidence, while the mother is all about swag and royal stature. I couldn't have imagined that Gertrude Lawrence had the nerves to overshadow Arthur Kennedy, Jane Wyman and Kirk Douglas in a four-actor film. What a presentation of a caring mother, and what an accent she carried throughout the film. Simply unbeatable. Jane Wyman shines as Laura, and I can't imagine any other actress playing this role better than her. Arthur Kennedy and Kirk Douglas go hand-in-hand as far as male bonding is concerned, as well as individually. "Dancing is the most civilised form of social intercourse" has to be my favourite quote, apart from that final monologue by Tom. I'll always be thankful to Irving Rapper for "The Corn is Green" (1942), but I didn't like "Now, Voyager" (1942) much. This one landed exactly in the middle.

RATING - 7/10*

By - #samthebestest.