Mr. Smith au sénat

Titre original : Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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8,1/10

124 k

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James Stewart and Jean Arthur in Mr. Smith au sénat (1939)

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Political Drama Comedy Drama

Un homme naïf est désigné pour occuper un poste vacant au Sénat américain. Ses projets se heurtent rapidement à la corruption politique, mais il ne fléchit pas.Un homme naïf est désigné pour occuper un poste vacant au Sénat américain. Ses projets se heurtent rapidement à la corruption politique, mais il ne fléchit pas.Un homme naïf est désigné pour occuper un poste vacant au Sénat américain. Ses projets se heurtent rapidement à la corruption politique, mais il ne fléchit pas.

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8,1/10

124 k

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Film noté 210 parmi les meilleurs

Récompensé par 1 Oscar
- 5 victoires et 12 nominations au total

Anecdotes
The scenes where James Stewart wanders around in amazement at the Washington monuments were "stolen", since the US Parks Service had denied the studio permission to film near them.

Gaffes
Under the Standing Rules of the Senate governing debate, Senator Paine would not technically have been allowed to attack Senator Smith's character and accuse him of graft. The rule states: "No Senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator."

Citations
Jefferson Smith: You see, boys forget what their country means by just reading The Land of the Free in history books. Then they get to be men they forget even more. Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that.

Connexions
Edited into High Hopes: The Capra Years (1981)

Bandes originales
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
(1843) (uncredited)
Written by David T. Shaw
Played during the opening credits and often in the score

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Keep an eye on Jean Arthur!

Besides a brilliantly written story, and brilliant acting by James Stewart, there is one element of this movie that can't be overlooked: Jean Arthur's acting.

With her voice and facial expressions, she pulls you through the storyline. The movie may be about Mr. Smith (Stewart), but much of it is seen through Saunder's (Arthur's) eyes. When she falls in love with Smith, we can't help but do it too.

This is Capra's opus, and contains not one, but two of the best acting performances I've ever seen.