Il maggiore Barbara

Titolo originale: Major Barbara

1941
T
2h 11min

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Wendy Hiller in Il maggiore Barbara (1941)

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her father's business.A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her father's business.A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her father's business.

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Filming went on through the German Blitz. Producer and Director Gabriel Pascal had his own spotter on the roof who blew a horn when he spied German planes. According to Ronald Neame, nobody had told Wendy Hiller, so when the horn sounded during a rehearsal and everybody left, Hiller was bewildered.

Blooper
(at around 1h 35 mins) Just before she scolds her husband for addressing her as "Biddy", a boom mic shadow passes over the lace trim on the bosom of Lady Britomart's (Marie Lohr) gown.

Citazioni
Andrew Underschaft: [to son, Stephen] Well, is there anything you know or care for?
Stephen Underschaft: I know the difference between right and wrong.
Andrew Underschaft: You don't say so! What? No capacity for business? No knowledge of law? No sympathy with art? No pretention to philosophy? Only a simple knowledge of the secret that has baffled all the lawyers, muddled all the men of business, and ruined most of the artists - secret of right and wrong. Why man, you're a genius. A master of masters. A god. And at 28, too.

Versioni alternative
A long final speech by Undershaft (Robert Morley) was filmed but cut before release. The National Film Theatre showed this version many years ago. The British Film Institute lists a print running 136 minutes - some 15 minutes longer than the released version - which presumably is that version.

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Colonne sonore
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
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Music by Alexander Reinagle (1836)
Words by John Newton (1779)
Arranged by William Walton

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This movie is a George Bernard Shaw vehicle. As such it is very heavy handed. But of course that's what we love about Shaw. Isn't it?

No one yet has mentioned the cinematography. I'm no student on this topic, but the scenes where Undershaft gives a tour of his factory and his vision of paradise are truly awe inspiring. There's nothing subtle in it, it is quite vivid for its time. And I think black & white is perfect here. If it were done today in color, I'm sure it would lose something. As someone else said they're not sure why the movie is a comedy. Intentional (as a comedy) or not, t could be this scene.

I haven't seen the movie in years, it is this one scene that lives on in memory above all others.