La Vallée du bonheur

Titre original : Finian's Rainbow

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Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Don Francks, and Tommy Steele in La Vallée du bonheur (1968)

An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.

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Classic Musical Family Fantasy Musical

Un immigrant irlandais et sa fille emménagent dans une ville du sud des États-Unis avec une pièce d'or magique qui changera la vie des gens, y compris un agriculteur en difficulté et des cit... Tout lireUn immigrant irlandais et sa fille emménagent dans une ville du sud des États-Unis avec une pièce d'or magique qui changera la vie des gens, y compris un agriculteur en difficulté et des citoyens afro-américains menacés par un politicien.Un immigrant irlandais et sa fille emménagent dans une ville du sud des États-Unis avec une pièce d'or magique qui changera la vie des gens, y compris un agriculteur en difficulté et des citoyens afro-américains menacés par un politicien.

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Nommé pour 2 Oscars
- 1 victoire et 9 nominations au total

Sharecropper
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Sterling Clark

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Robert Cleaves

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Robert Cole

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Willie Covan

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Evelyn Dutton

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Anecdotes
Many, including Fred Astaire, blamed director Francis Ford Coppola for cutting off Astaire's feet during filming of his dancing scenes, but it was Warner Bros. who decided, after the filming had been completed in 35mm, to convert the film to the wider 70mm and promote it as a "reserved-ticket roadshow attraction." This was achieved by cropping off the tops and bottoms of the film frame, including some shots of Astaire's footwork.

Gaffes
In the song "Old Devil Moon" as Woody and Sharon dance through the stream, Woody has bare feet and his hands are in Sharon's. In the next shot, he has his shoes on, and it even looks as if his trousers are dry.

Citations
Og: What fools these mortals be!

Crédits fous
introducing Barbara Hancock as "Susan the Silent"

Versions alternatives
Filmed in 35mm, Warners decided afterwards to promote it as a "reserved-ticket roadshow attraction" and converted it to 70mm, creating a wider-screen aspect ratio by cropping away the tops and bottoms of the images, and cropping away Fred Astaire's feet during some of his dance scenes. Restored versions show the original aspect ratio.

Connexions
Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

Bandes originales
Look To The Rainbow / How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
(1946) (uncredited)
(Main Title)
Played during the opening credits
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Burton Lane
Sung by Petula Clark ("Rainbow") and played by the Warner Bros.
Orchestra ("Glocca Morra") conducted by Ray Heindorf

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Not Fred's best, but, oh, so watchable.

This was Fred Astaire's last full-blown musical movie ("That's Entertainment II" is not counted). The original play, written back in the 1930's, dealt more with the organization of a union by a bunch of poor sharecroppers. But by the time this movie was finally set to be made, unions were no longer the "hot topic", thus the racism angle was embellished. Plot aside, which isn't difficult, the basis of the story is that Finian McGlonnagen (Fred Astaire) has stolen a pot of gold from Og the leprechaun (played to perfection by Tommy Steele) and has plans to bury it near Fort Knox, thinking that the "magical properties" in the ground there will make more gold for him. Not exactly Pulitzer stuff here, but an enjoyable movie. A great vehicle for Keenan Wynn, showing why he was the best character actor of his day, and Tommy Steele, who disappeared from American movie screens far too soon. Great music; Good movie.