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L'aventure inoubliable

Original title: The Sky's the Limit
  • 1943
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.3K
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Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie in L'aventure inoubliable (1943)
Classic MusicalRomantic ComedyComedyMusicalRomanceWar

Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days off.Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days off.Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days off.

  • Director
    • Edward H. Griffith
  • Writers
    • Frank Fenton
    • Lynn Root
    • S.K. Lauren
  • Stars
    • Fred Astaire
    • Joan Leslie
    • Robert Benchley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward H. Griffith
    • Writers
      • Frank Fenton
      • Lynn Root
      • S.K. Lauren
    • Stars
      • Fred Astaire
      • Joan Leslie
      • Robert Benchley
    • 45User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 nominations total

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    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Fred Atwell aka Fred Burton
    Joan Leslie
    Joan Leslie
    • Joan Manion
    Robert Benchley
    Robert Benchley
    • Phil Harriman
    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Reginald Fenton
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    • Mrs. Fisher
    Marjorie Gateson
    Marjorie Gateson
    • Canteen Hostess
    Freddie Slack
    Freddie Slack
    • Freddie Slack - Leader of His Orchestra
    Freddie Slack and His Orchestra
    • Freddie Slack's Orchestra
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Andersen
    Robert Andersen
    • Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Canteen Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Brandon Beach
    • Officer at Dinner
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Dinner Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph E. Bernard
    Joseph E. Bernard
    • Third Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Eric Blore
    Eric Blore
    • Jackson - Phil's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Buck Bucko
    • Cowboy
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Bucko
    Roy Bucko
    • Cowboy
    • (uncredited)
    Georgia Caine
    Georgia Caine
    • Charwoman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward H. Griffith
    • Writers
      • Frank Fenton
      • Lynn Root
      • S.K. Lauren
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    User reviews45

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    10churei

    Great songs, fine dancing, and all-around fun

    Songwriter Alec Wilder once analyzed MY SHINING HOUR as one of the finest songs ever written, and THE SKY'S THE LIMIT serves this terrific song well. Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen also contributed ONE FOR THE ROAD for this RKO World War II film that remains one of the most underrated and delicious musical comedies of the forties. Fred Astaire swings his way through the not-uninteresting plot, and he is joined by the wondrous Joan Leslie, who, here, once again demonstrates her skill at comedy, drama, and dance. There is a nice, goofy number for Astaire and Leslie early in the film, and a splendid love dance to MY SHINING HOUR later. Assisting them beautifully is Robert Bencheley giving one of his famed "lectures" that stays funny to this day. The ONE FOR MY BABY number by Astaire is pure choreographic genius. The whole enterprise is more relaxed than the Astaire-Rogers films of several years before, although those films cannot be put down. SKY'S... is lighter, frothier, and fun... but with a serious undertone that culminates in a farewell ending all too familiar to those who have sent their loved ones to war. Definitely catch this film....
    8fogo-5

    a surprisingly poignant romantic comedy

    This is a romantic comedy on the surface, and it's not a bad one at all, with sharp dialogue, surprising transitions where the characters switch from being the cat to being the mouse and vice-versa, and dancing and music and fun and silliness.

    I also found it surprisingly poignant. It covers a lot of the same ground as films from the same period like "The Clock" and "Since You Went Away" - a compressed courtship between a soldier and a civilian, where they have a very short time between meeting as strangers and the soldier going off to war. These films (which aren't just Hollywood fantasies, they would have been happening to millions of people in real life) have two sources of dramatic uncertainty - firstly the uncertainty about whether they're really getting to know each other or they're just on an emotional roller coaster; and secondly the uncertainty about whether it's fair to get married and run the risk of the civilian being left a widow or spending the rest of her life looking after a severely injured husband. These issues aren't explicitly discussed in "The Sky's the Limit", which is still a romantic comedy, but they're alluded to sufficiently clearly that a contemporary audience would have understood that Astaire's character was very confused, unsure about whether to hit the accelerator or the brake, and wound up enough that he could have gotten drunk and smashed up a bar.

    Another striking scene in the movie was a comment Astaire's character made about how one might go to war not for any grand cause but to preserve one's freedom to be a slacker. He was behaving consistently with that declaration in (at least initially) wanting to spend a few days out of uniform, joking around and having fun with a pretty girl. There are questions about whether an actual WW2 fighter pilot on leave would behave that way - I don't know, within the film, I find it plausible enough for suspension of disbelief, and if nothing else it's a nice way of inserting a "why we fight" message about the United States not being a nation of full-time uniformed soldiers, but of civilians who occasionally put on a uniform to defend life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
    6dexter-10

    Answering the call to duty

    Another of the many World War Two films which was intended to demonstrate that everyone had to answer the call to duty, even the wealthy. This one contains characters who find themselves in glamorous places with clever lines and works of classical art. They are into champagne and penthouses, and mandatory dance scenes on ballroom size terraces. There is, and can be, only one star in this film: Fred Astaire. The finest part is his song and dance routine, "One For The Road." This scene is a classic movie moment of which one never tires. When it comes to dancing, the sky is indeed the limit.
    10fresne

    One more for the road

    Very few people have heard of it, but this is really one of my favorite Fred Astaire movies. In part because Fred does one of the best angry dance scenes that I've ever seen. He stumbles drunken, singing One More for my Baby, and smashes glass with his feet. He sways to the rhythm and leaps up on the metal bar to tap smash shattering glass. If you're lucky enough to see this movie keep in mind, that's real glass, not sugar glass like you normally see in movies. This was during WWII and sugar was rationed. Fred and Joan Leslie have a number of lovely romantic dance scenes. The background plot of WWII provides, well, a plot. By turns funny and bittersweet, a great dance movie.
    diana-2

    Definitely a gem!

    I love this movie. Great, funny dance routines and a nice, light plotline which somehow keeps you smiling all the way through. Great songs by Johnny Mercer like "Shining Hour" and "I've Got a Lot in Common With You!" Joan Leslie and Fred Astaire have a great chemistry and their dances hold dramatic interest as well. Great writing, with a nice performance by Robert Benchley.

    Definitely one of Astaire's best. But consider that I hate all his dances with Cyd Charisse. Joan Leslie is funny and cute and keeps Fred smiling. She keeps up with Fred nicely in the dance routines which are nice and light for the most part. Best dance routine is "I've Got A Lot In Common With You!" The songs have those great Johnny Mercer lyrics.. Definitely a winner!

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    • Trivia
      Fred Astaire cut his shins and ankles on the broken glass generated during "One for My Baby".
    • Goofs
      Fred Astaire plays a WWII fighter pilot, although he was 44 years old at the time. A typical age for a WWII fighter pilot was half that. Most 44-year-old men who were serving in WWII did so from behind a desk.
    • Quotes

      Joan Manion: You know, purely in a sociological way, you interest me. A little.

      Fred Atwell: Well, it's a beginning, isn't it?

      Joan Manion: Don't get me wrong! What interests me is this passion you seem to have for having your picture taken.

      Fred Atwell: Let's talk it over.

      [to bartender]

      Fred Atwell: I'll have the same, please.

      Joan Manion: You know, I'm supposed to be taking pictures of celebrities.

      Fred Atwell: Couldn't I be the fellow who never gets his name mentioned? The one they call 'a friend'? You know: 'Ginger Rogers - and friend.'

      Joan Manion: It's possible but extremely improbable.

    • Connections
      Featured in Great Performances: The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      My Shining Hour
      (uncredited)

      Music by Harold Arlen

      Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

      Sung by Joan Leslie (dubbed by Sally Sweetland)

      Danced by Fred Astaire, Joan Leslie

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 1945 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Sky's the Limit
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $871,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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