Geneviève

Titre original : Genevieve

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Deux couples britanniques opposent leurs voitures de collection dans une course passionnante à travers le pays.Deux couples britanniques opposent leurs voitures de collection dans une course passionnante à travers le pays.Deux couples britanniques opposent leurs voitures de collection dans une course passionnante à travers le pays.

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Nommé pour 2 Oscars
- 3 victoires et 4 nominations au total

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Dinah Sheridan

Wendy McKim

John Gregson

Alan McKim

Kay Kendall

Rosalind Peters

Kenneth More

Ambrose Claverhouse

Geoffrey Keen

Policeman

Reginald Beckwith

J.C. Callahan

Arthur Wontner

Old Gentleman

Joyce Grenfell

Hotel Proprietress

Leslie Mitchell

Self - Newsreel Commentator

Michael Balfour

Trumpeter
(non crédité)

Ernest Blyth

Nightclub Patron
(non crédité)

Daniel Brown

Onlooker
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Joey Carr

Mechanic Joey
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Julia Cornelius

Girl With Ice Cream
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Lesley Dudley

Little Girl
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Richard Duke

Nightclub Patron
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Stanley Escane

Film Cameraman
(non crédité)

Fred Griffiths

Ice Cream Seller
(non crédité)

Réalisation
- Henry Cornelius
Scénario
- William Rose
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Anecdotes
Despite being one of Britain's most well-loved films, this was apparently hell to make. Director Henry Cornelius was vetoed on most of his first choices--Dirk Bogarde turned him down, as did Claire Bloom--and he was forced to make it at studios he didn't want to work at. Cornelius' displeasure was acutely felt by cast and crew, as he didn't hide how unhappy he was. He was also apparently quite lecherous--both Dinah Sheridan and Kay Kendall carried whistles on them at all times in case they ever found themselves alone with him. Olive Dodds, Rank's head of contract artists, later testified that every leading cast member came to her at one point and said they wanted off the film.

Gaffes
As Kenneth More approaches the bridge his car wheels get stuck in tram lines forcing him to turn right instead of left but the next shot shows the car out of the tracks.

Citations
Wendy McKim: This is the end! Making a public spectacle of yourselves. I couldn't have believed you could have behaved like this, either of you. Just hawling like brooligans.
Ambrose Claverhouse: Hawling like brooligans?

Crédits fous
At the end of the opening credits: For their patient co-operation the makers of this film express their thanks to The Officers and Members of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain. Any resemblance between the deportment of our characters and any club members is emphatically denied - - - by the club.

Connexions
Featured in Joyce Grenfell 1910-1979 (1980)

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A moment of kindness is the movie's real charm.

Beyond the marvelous cars, the jokes and banter between the couples and the quirky soundtrack, it's the moment of genuine and somewhat surprising kindness of the lead actor in the story which really sets this gentle comedy apart. Without Allan's reaction to the old gentleman who admires his car, the movie would otherwise be a one note comedy with jokes and rather nice scenery. The poignancy of the gesture however, allows Allan to quietly and magnificently overcome his obsessiveness, which though amusing at times is also wearing. This, along with the beauty of the English countryside, a component as important as the characters themselves, makes this movie an absolute charmer. The final shot replete with damp mist and fog added the ultimate British ambiance to its delightful conclusion.