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La boîte magique

Titre original : The Magic Box
  • 1951
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  • 1h 58min
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La boîte magique (1951)
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Biographie de William Friese-Greene, inventeur britannique à l'origine de la fabrication des caméras cinématographiques.Biographie de William Friese-Greene, inventeur britannique à l'origine de la fabrication des caméras cinématographiques.Biographie de William Friese-Greene, inventeur britannique à l'origine de la fabrication des caméras cinématographiques.

  • Réalisation
    • John Boulting
  • Scénario
    • Ray Allister
    • Eric Ambler
  • Casting principal
    • Robert Donat
    • Maria Schell
    • Renée Asherson
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
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    • Réalisation
      • John Boulting
    • Scénario
      • Ray Allister
      • Eric Ambler
    • Casting principal
      • Robert Donat
      • Maria Schell
      • Renée Asherson
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    • 14avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
    • Nomination aux 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 1 victoire et 2 nominations au total

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    Robert Donat
    Robert Donat
    • William Friese-Greene
    Maria Schell
    Maria Schell
    • Helena Friese-Greene
    Renée Asherson
    Renée Asherson
    • Miss Tagg
    • (as Renee Asherson)
    Richard Attenborough
    Richard Attenborough
    • Jack Carter
    Robert Beatty
    Robert Beatty
    • Lord Beaverbrook
    Martin Boddey
    Martin Boddey
    • Sitter in Bath Studio
    Edward Chapman
    Edward Chapman
    • Father in Family Group
    John Charlesworth
    • Graham Friese-Greene
    Maurice Colbourne
    Maurice Colbourne
    • Bride's Father in Wedding Group
    Roland Culver
    Roland Culver
    • 1st Company Promoter
    John Howard Davies
    John Howard Davies
    • Maurice Friese-Greene
    Michael Denison
    Michael Denison
    • Reporter - Connaught Rooms
    Joan Dowling
    • Maggie
    Henry Edwards
    Henry Edwards
    • Butler at Fox Talbot's
    Mary Ellis
    Mary Ellis
    • Mrs. Nell Collings
    Marjorie Fielding
    Marjorie Fielding
    • Elderly Viscountess
    Robert Flemyng
    Robert Flemyng
    • Doctor in Surgery
    Leo Genn
    Leo Genn
    • Maida Vale Doctor
    • Réalisation
      • John Boulting
    • Scénario
      • Ray Allister
      • Eric Ambler
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    • Production, box office et plus encore chez IMDbPro

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    Garry J

    Loose biography of film pioneer William Friese-Green

    Probably one of the finest films about film to be produced. Made for the Festival of Britain in 1951, the cast boasts just about every major British star of the time. The plot involves a somewhat fictionalized history of English motion picture pioneer William Friese-Green. It is technically excellent, period details are superb and the script intelligent and poignant. Donat, as Friese-Green, is superb. The sequence where he shows an awestruck local Bobby (Laurence Olivier) the first projected motion picture image is stunning. For lovers of early film....indeed all film....this movie is a must.
    derekcreedon

    Look to Your Stars..

    Whether or not William Friese-Greene was actually the father of motion pictures he was certainly in there trying. And though Edison and some French guys get a mention in passing this beautifully-mounted star-laden tribute to dogged endeavour is all Willie's show - made thirty years after his death and timed for the Festival of Britain. It almost missed the bus in this regard and wasn't generally released until the following year,something charmingly British about that. The film itself is charmingly British too, handling its huge cast and period detail with steady quietly-absorbing assurance. Eric Ambler's deftly-crafted script provides romance, comedy, poignancy and an absolutely splendid pinnacle-scene which sums the picture up both in terms of story and production-plan. His dual-flashback structure, which some find confusing, permits the masterly Robert Donat to re-wind from forgotten old codger to eager young whippersnapper and back again with a shift in the middle for 'changing reels' on the assertion of his second wife that "Willie was before my time". This second marriage assuaged his widower-loneliness and certainly produced quite a brood but was blighted by despondency - he's not mentioned in the Encyclopedia - and his ever-present financial incompetence which severs their union. It's the more distant past, the era of inspiration and achievement, which is the film's ultimate destination.

    The cameo stars fall to with aplomb - 'The Play's the Thing, what would you like us to do ?' There's the fun of the Living Statues, Margaret Rutherford at her most formidable, wiping the floor with Mr. Guttenberg, Joan Hickson's cute scene-stealing as the customer with the facial twitch, Muir Mathieson appearing on-screen for once conducting the Bath Choral Society while the only solo male vocalist is miles away chinwagging forgetfully with the inventor of photography. Eric Portman bulldozes through as Willie's irascible business-partner and almost every trade and profession is represented along the way by a famous face - doctors, reporters, bank managers, estate agents, instrument-makers, pawnbrokers and company promoters - this last attributed in the credits to Roland Culver and Garry Marsh who do not appear in the release-prints. The BFI site solves the vexing question of the truncated version short by fifteen minutes which is now apparently the only one that survives. The most illustrious guest is fittingly the last to make an entrance - Olivier as the apprehensive bobby on the beat dragged in off the street by Willie to watch Hyde Park shimmering on a sheet. One of the great scenes in British cinema its magical blend of narrative-significance and emotional realism is in effect the movie's climax. The quibbling over technical inaccuracies here is irrelevant, it's not a documentary and as long as the audience gets the point the purpose is served. Maria Schell is enchanting as the first Mrs. Willie and Jack Cardiff - the Technicolor Kid - would have made our hero proud. It's the visionary labour of Willie and his contemporaries which has given us what we love. To correct another poster the last ironic line in the film after Willie's demise is spoken not by Dennis Price but by Michael Denison.
    David3-D

    A biography of one of the true first inventors of the cinema.

    A brilliant biography of one of the virtually unknown inventors of modern motion pictures. The historical aspects are incredibly well researched and detailed (look at the film credits)-- down to the reproduction of a beautiful example of his first twin-lensed motion picture camera, which was stereoscopic (which proved not be be practical until the introduction of polarized projection at the 1939 World's Fair). This film was made as a showcase piece for the 1951 "Festival of Britain" at the current location of the Royal Festival Hall and the Museum of the Moving Image on the banks of the Thames in London, England. What remains of the original Friese-Greene camera may be seen at the Science Museum in London. For those interested in the history of the cinema, and its earliest experiments, this is a "must see" film. Historical footage is brilliantly incorporated into the story. Although the presentation is a little bit slow by today's standards, it remains a fascinating and unique film. For related topics see the book "The Missing Reel", by Christopher Rawlence, about the other unknown film pioneer, Louis Aime Augustin Le Prince.
    GAvery

    STUNNING picture.

    A stunning biography of William Friese-Greene, the UK inventor who made important contributions towards the creation of the motion picture, then saw greatness pass him by. Brilliantly written by Eric Ambler, and with beautiful color photog by Jack Cardiff (working in the 3-strip Technicolor process that we see Friese-Greene working towards in the picture!). Robert Donat's performance in the lead is among his best screen work. As this was made on the occasion of Britain's 1951 "Festival of Lights", virtually every British actor of note at the time appears in the picture---but pay particularl attention for Laurence Olivier, as a London "bobby" who is the first to see Friese-Greene's "pictures that move", and for the film's closing line, delivered by Dennis Price.
    7dbdumonteil

    Wonderful Robert Donat!

    A first-class actor ,playing a character from his youth to an old man,with the same talent:he is as convincing as the mischievous boy who takes photographs unbeknown to his boss as the old man who tries to save the seventh art from the moneychangers in the Temple . The film has an unusually inventive construction:it is roughly made of two flashbacks ,but the first one takes place after the second one."The magic box" tells the story of a pioneer of the cinema who died in dire straits ("that's the price for a seat for pictures" )His destiny resembles that of Georges Méliès who ended his life selling candies in a railway station and who never complained about his fate.Geniuses often die unnoticed.The cinematography is splendid with tasteful colors ,the dialog does not forget humor (Donat:"Enjoy yourselves!Schell:"We're going to the church!!"),and there are very powerful scenes:the concert where Schell sings a moving solo "Where is he?I know not!I know not!";an ecstatic Donat showing his film to a constable .The cast is incredibly various and includes such luminaries as Laurence Olivier,Margaret Rutherford,Peter Ustinov,Stanley Holloway and more ,all in supporting parts or even often cameos.

    How prophetic the pioneer's last words were!

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    • Anecdotes
      One of the extras in this movie is a teenage Ronald Kray (later the infamous London gangster).
    • Gaffes
      In 1915 when Green's three eldest sons join the army, the landlord's agent mentions that the Spanish influenza is going around. In actuality the Spanish influenza did not begin until 1918.
    • Citations

      William Fox-Talbot: The original thinker - the innovator - mustn't mind seeming a little foolish to his contemporaries. He must always look to his star... In the end, he may still fail. That's unimportant. If he is true to himself, he won't be too unhappy or embittered, even in failure, and will still speak for what is good.

    • Crédits fous
      Opening credits superimposed over tablets bearing the following inscriptions: THOMAS ALVA EDISON 1847 - 1931 THE INVENTOR OF MOTION PICTURES / ETIENNE-JULES MAREY 1830 - 1908 FONDATEUR DU CINEMA / LOUIS LE PRINCE 1842 - 1890 L'INVENTEUR DE LA CINEMATOGRAPHIE LOUIS LUMIERE 1864 - 1948 AVEC SON FRERE LE CREATEUR DU CINEMA MODERNE
    • Connexions
      Edited into Kraft Television Theatre: The Magic Box (1956)
    • Bandes originales
      Let the Great Big World Keep Turning
      (1917) (uncredited)

      Written by Nat Ayer and Clifford Grey

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    • Date de sortie
      • 1 août 1952 (Australie)
    • Pays d’origine
      • Royaume-Uni
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • The Magic Box
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni(Studio)
    • Société de production
      • Festival Film Productions
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