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La donna che non si deve amare

Titolo originale: Waterloo Bridge
  • 1931
  • 1h 21min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
7,4/10
3357
LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
Mae Clarke and Douglass Montgomery in La donna che non si deve amare (1931)
DrammaGuerraRomanticismo

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I.A prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I.A prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I.

  • Regia
    • James Whale
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Robert E. Sherwood
    • Benn W. Levy
    • Tom Reed
  • Star
    • Mae Clarke
    • Douglass Montgomery
    • Doris Lloyd
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    7,4/10
    3357
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • James Whale
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Robert E. Sherwood
      • Benn W. Levy
      • Tom Reed
    • Star
      • Mae Clarke
      • Douglass Montgomery
      • Doris Lloyd
    • 65Recensioni degli utenti
    • 26Recensioni della critica
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    • Premi
      • 2 vittorie totali

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    Interpreti principali14

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    Mae Clarke
    Mae Clarke
    • Myra
    Douglass Montgomery
    Douglass Montgomery
    • Roy Cronin
    • (as Kent Douglass)
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Kitty
    Frederick Kerr
    Frederick Kerr
    • Major Wetherby
    Enid Bennett
    Enid Bennett
    • Mrs. Wetherby
    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Janet Cronin
    Ethel Griffies
    Ethel Griffies
    • Mrs. Hobley
    Rita Carlyle
    • The Old Woman
    • (as Rita Carlisle)
    Ruth Handforth
    • Augusta - the Maid
    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Soldier on the Make
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Symona Boniface
    Symona Boniface
    • Theatre Patron
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Elspeth Dudgeon
    Elspeth Dudgeon
    • Elegant Dowager
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Louise Emmons
    Louise Emmons
    • Passerby in Front of Theatre
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Distraught Woman on Stairway
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    • Regia
      • James Whale
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Robert E. Sherwood
      • Benn W. Levy
      • Tom Reed
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    Recensioni degli utenti65

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    MOSSBIE

    A genuine surprise in the talent of Mae Clarke

    Since the story is so well known by some of the very good reviewers here, I am merely adding my surprise at the discovery of the talent of Mae Clarke. I had no idea she had done this original version and according to the collected IMDb data, Ms. Clarke was just 20 years old when she worked on this excellent adaptation of the play. There is no need to compare her performance to Vivien Leigh's later remake, because that film had no real grit and Clarke's performance was one of the best I have ever seen from a performer despite her youth. The film was shot soon after talkies began and her screen presence and non theatrical emoting was astonishingly on target. The director, Whale, must have had a good rapport because her scenes with all of the players came off honest and not a bit dated. I can see that Davis would have liked to play the part as someone mentioned, but she could not have done a better job. I just discovered it on the Turner channel and became so engrossed in Clarke's performance, I called people to get a copy and watch this actress' work. Quite remarkable.
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    Sweet, not saccharine, daring, and some sharply fresh performances

    Waterloo Bridge (1931)

    An amazing movie. Set in London during World War I, directed by the man who directed the original (and also amazing) Frankenstein, and with photography by the less known but first rate Arthur Edeson (Frankenstein, yes, but also Casablanca, no less). And throw in an astonishing actress, Mae Clarke, and you can see why it doesn't falter. She plays a struggling chorus girl and prostitute with snappy, lively believability. The lead male, Douglass Montgomery, playing a sweet hearted American soldier, is also a surprise face, totally charming, a perfect complement to Clarke. As characters, the young soldier's bright optimism brings out the best in the struggling but good hearted street girl.

    The story is fast, and not completely predictable, and has a blow-out of an ending, really nice. Though set in the teens it feels modern (maybe too modern, historically). I never knew that London had a kind of Blitz experience in WWI, just as they would a decade after this film was released, and looking it up I found the Germans used zeppelins over London in the first war much the same was as they did (with planes) in WWII--to demoralize the civilian population. It adds tense excitement to the film throughout, and to the last scenes in particular, even if it isn't completely realistic (for some reason people don't scramble for cover even as the bombs are being dropped, maybe to portray that stiff upper lip thing).

    Is this just a silly romance? No, no way, not when the two actors in it are so fresh and convincing, giving sparkling, nuanced performances miles away from the stiffness we associate with early sound films (or with many silent movies). This is a first rate and fast movie and honest, only 79 minutes long, with fully formed soundtrack and solid supporting cast (including a young Betty Davis, who is already confident and familiar as the sister of the leading man). The LeRoy remake of 1940 is a testimony to the strength of the story (and it is also really good). But if you want to see an early gem on its own terms, here it is. Highly recommended.
    8Art-22

    Mae Clarke is superb in James Whale's wonderful production of Sherwood's acclaimed play.

    I never thought I would enjoy this production of "Waterloo Bridge" more than the 1940 remake with Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh. For one thing, this version is a straight narrative which is more suspenseful than the flashback construction of the remake. Secondly, Kent Douglass has that boyish quality which makes his naiveté much more believable than Robert Taylor's. And finally, the pacing and casting of the supporting actors by James Whale couldn't be beat. Ethel Griffies, as the heartless landlady, Enid Bennett, as Douglass' sympathetic but forceful mother, and Doris Lloyd, Clarke's practical but unfeeling prostitute friend, were all standouts. I had never seen Mae Clarke in such a strong dramatic role, which she handles more beautifully than I ever thought she could, conveying her anguish at loving a man but being ashamed of having become a prostitute. And, of course, there is Bette Davis in a small inconsequential role very early in her career; she was still a pleasure to watch. By all means, see this film! You won't regret it.
    8edwagreen

    Waterloo Bridge- The Original-Gritty and Forceful ***

    Mae Clarke does a remarkable job in the same year that James Cagney put a grapefruit in her face in "Public Enemy." Miss Clarke is quite effective as the heroine of "Waterloo Bridge."

    As a prostitute working the streets of London during World War 1, Clarke gives a tour de force as a woman who can be loving one moment and difficult to handle in the next.

    The story deals also with class warfare when during an air-raid, Clarke meets a wealthy Canadian serving in the British army. He falls for her and she loves him but she knows that their differences would prevent them from true happiness. Brought to his country estate, his kindly mother, played by a charming Enid Bennett, warns against such a liaison. Fred Kerr, as his step-father, provides comic relief as a deaf elderly British officer.

    One weak link in this film is Kent Douglass, who portrays the young man. Naive and kind, the chemistry is really not there between himself and Miss Clarke. He is only effective briefly in a scene with veteran actress Ethel Griffies, who portrays a greedy, conniving landlady.

    The film has worn well through the many years and is worth seeing due to Miss Clarke's excellent performance. Am sure that Vivien Leigh and Leslie Caron, who both starred in the remakes, learned a lot from Miss Clarke. Look for Bette Davis as Douglass's sister. This was her first film and it is interesting to see how she evolved into the great talent that she was.
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    this time Myra really does convince as a lady of pleasure

    The version of 'Waterloo Bridge' from 1940, with Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor, has always been a favourite, so I welcomed the chance to finally see the earlier take with Mae Clarke and Kent Douglass.

    Similar in some ways to the remake, the 1931 version is a lot grittier and more direct. It is clear what Myra's job is right from the start, and Clarke looks the part. You never could really imagine Vivien Leigh street-walking.

    As Roy the Canadian soldier home on leave, Kent Douglass is a little stiff and reserved, but he puts across well the desperation of a man in love, no matter what. It's an old story, but done well here.

    Despite a few histrionics and a relatively short running time, this film is entertaining (an old woman loses potatoes in an air raid and won't move off the bridge without them), and poignant (Myra feels at home at last with Roy's country folks, but we know it won't last).

    It can be found on the DVD set 'Forbidden Hollywood, volume 1'.

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      Ethel Griffies played (uncredited) the Landlady in BOTH La donna che non si deve amare (1931) & Il ponte di Waterloo (1940). She was Mrs. Hobley in the earlier version and Mrs. Clark in the later version.
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      Although the film is set in 1918 the cast are wearing early-1930s fashions
    • Citazioni

      Roy Cronin: Is Miss Deauville in?

      Mrs. Hobley: Oh, you're the young fella who was with her last night, aren't you? No, I'm afraid she isn't back yet.

      Roy Cronin: Oh, you mean she's out shopping, or something?

      Mrs. Hobley: Shopping's right!

    • Connessioni
      Edited into Varietà (1944)
    • Colonne sonore
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      Traditional; earliest known version by John Bull (1562-1628)

      Sung at the music hall

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    • Data di uscita
      • 1 settembre 1931 (Stati Uniti)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
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      • Waterloo Bridge
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Pasadena, California, Stati Uniti(Wetherby house, exteriors)
    • Azienda produttrice
      • Universal Pictures
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      • 251.289 USD (previsto)
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      1 ora 21 minuti
    • Colore
      • Black and White

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