Ombres vers le Sud

Titre original : The Cabin in the Cotton

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Richard Barthelmess in Ombres vers le Sud (1932)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA tenant farmer's son is caught in the middle of owner-tenant disputes when he falls for the plantation owner's seductive daughter.A tenant farmer's son is caught in the middle of owner-tenant disputes when he falls for the plantation owner's seductive daughter.A tenant farmer's son is caught in the middle of owner-tenant disputes when he falls for the plantation owner's seductive daughter.

Réalisation
- Michael Curtiz
Scénario
- Paul Green
- Harry Harrison Kroll
Casting principal

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6,6/10

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Réalisation
- Michael Curtiz
Scénario
- Paul Green
- Harry Harrison Kroll
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Anecdotes
Bette Davis said in an 1987 interview with Barbara Walters that "I'd like to kiss you but I just washed my hair" was her all-time favorite movie line. In 1977, she had used it in her acceptance speech when she won the American Film Institute (AFI) Lifetime Achievement Award, except she used the word "love," instead of "like": "I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair."

Gaffes
Ms. Madge enters the Dry Goods store owned by her father (at about 10.78 minutes), and asks Marvin to a party that begins at 8:30. While Madge is running to her home after saying the famous line,"I'd like ta kiss ya but I've just washed my hair," she tells him the party is at 8:00. So the party goes from 8:30 to 8:00 for no reason.

Citations
Madge: I'd like to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.

Crédits fous
PROLOGUE: FOREWOOD: "In many parts of the South today, there exists an endless dispute between the rich land-owners, known as planters and the poor cotton pickers, known as tenants or 'peckerwoods'. The planters supply the tenants with the simple requirements of every day life and in return the tenants work the land year in and year out. A hundred volumes could be written on the rights and wrongs of both parties, but it is not the object of the producers of 'The Cabin in the Cotton' to take sides. We are only concerned with an effort to picturize these conditions."

Connexions
Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)

Bandes originales
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
(1851) (uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Played during the opening credits
Reprised on guitar as background music

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10/10

Brave and original social issue picture.

The problems of Capital and Labor are well explored in this tight little drama set amongst cotton tenant farmers and their landlords. Striking cinematography and excellent direction, from Michael Curtiz, combine with a first-rate and intelligent screenplay to create a memorable film. The two sides are well presented, both good and bad, and, although the solution for reconciliation is never really explained, the result opens up areas for debate that are still relevant today.

The performances from everyone are very fine - the supporting cast is an extraordinary group of unique faces and personalities. And then there is Bette Davis, in one of her first roles, looking sensational (platinum blonde) and being very naughty - an implied nude seduction is a highlight - as is that famous line. She eats poor Richard Barthelmess for breakfast, spits him out at lunch, and devours his remains for dinner. Barthelmess' performance is wonderful - he was one of the best actors of the silent era and here is strong in one of his rare talkies. He is so good that he almost makes you forget that he is far too old for the idealistic boy straight out of school that he is supposed to be playing. Great film - see it.