Réalisation:
W. S. Van DykeActeurs·trices:
Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Florence Rice, Mischa Auer, Herman Bing, George Barbier, Reginald Gardiner, Fay Holden (plus)Résumés(1)
When the film opens, the operetta "Sweethearts" has been running on Broadway for six years, which is to the day precisely how long its two leads have been married. But the movie business has been eyeing Gwen Marlowe and Ernest Lane for some time. When their producer throws a party ostensibly for their anniversary that turns out to be nothing more than a PR event, the two stage stars gladly accept an invitation to Hollywood from an agent who's travelled east just to woo them. Then Gwen comes to believe Ernest is stepping out on her, not realizing that the rumour is a ploy by the show's librettist to split up the singing sweethearts ... The special attractions in this vibrant singing roundelay include a colourful one-woman fashion show in an all-white room using large mirrors to showcase the model from several perspectives onscreen, and New York's yellow cabs against an otherwise largely colourless sea of buildings. MGM's first three-colour Technicolor film uses sharp black-and-white contrast and every shade of grey, so that the frugal use of colour appears even more radiant by comparison. Oliver T. Marsh and Allen Davey were awarded a special Oscar for the colour camerawork. (Berlinale)
(plus)Critiques (1)
Sweethearts was a Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert in 1913. Twenty-five years later, that success has translated into a full-color MGM spectacle. Singing sweethearts MacDonald and Eddy were experiencing romance even in civilian life, and it showed in their confessions. Even MacDonald was pregnant at the time of the shoot... The experience is so exciting that the eyes can't stop moving and the ears can't get enough. Overall, it is an excellent capture of the behind-the-scenes of Broadway productions, radio, theater productions, and the contrasting world of Hollywood that is so far removed from New York. MacDonald and Eddy beautifully distinguished their operetta acting from their civilian acting. In plain clothes, they even allowed themselves a few good jokes. An interesting modern film.
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