La veuve joyeuse

Titre original : The Merry Widow

1934
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1h 39min

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7,2/10

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Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in La veuve joyeuse (1934)

When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.

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Comedy Musical Romance

Lorsque la principale contribuable d'un petit royaume part pour Paris, son roi envoie un fringant comte pour regagner son allégeance.Lorsque la principale contribuable d'un petit royaume part pour Paris, son roi envoie un fringant comte pour regagner son allégeance.Lorsque la principale contribuable d'un petit royaume part pour Paris, son roi envoie un fringant comte pour regagner son allégeance.

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7,2/10

3,4 k

MA NOTE

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Récompensé par 1 Oscar
- 1 victoire au total

Anecdotes
During a recent showing on TCM, it was stated that Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier did not get along on this film. He called her a "prude" and she called him "a bottom pincher". Their relationship had been deteriorating for some time, and this was the last film they appeared in together.

Gaffes
When Sonia tears off a calendar sheet, it reads "Thursday, May III, 1885". However, May 3, 1885 was actually a Sunday.

Citations
Sonia: Girls, the gentleman wants to be entertained.
[to Danilo]
Sonia: Here they are. All your little tonights. And not a tomorrow among them.

Versions alternatives
A French version of this film, also starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald, was filmed at the same time as this one.

Connexions
Featured in Monsieur Cinéma: Épisode datant du 23 janvier 1972 (1972)

Bandes originales
Girls, Girls, Girls
by Franz Lehár

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8/10

A Delightful Travesty

No need to add to the many reviews finding this a delightful, well made film. It is every bit that. Yet, this film violates one of the principles of truth in filming. It is NOT the Lehar Merry Widow. At best it is a distant cousin. To be sure, the film uses some of the music, albeit in odd places. and uses the names of some of the characters.

One of the plot elements of both the Lehar and the Lubitsch is the need for the tiny country to have the widow marry to keep her millions in the country's bank. The male lead is Danilo in both but in Lehar he is a playboy count. Here he is a bold captain. In Lehar, the leads were lovers in the past. Here they are newly met. And so it goes.

From the standpoint of faithfulness to the Lehar work, a work which still enraptures, this film is a travesty. Yet, it is a delightful travesty. Too bad they did not give it a different name.