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1941

Tobacco Road

filmographie complète, rôles majeurs de Gene Tierney dans des films.

PRODUCTION

John Ford

INTRIGUE

Adaptation of Erskine Caldwell’s scandalous novel, centered on a poor Georgian family.

CRITICAL RECEPTION

Controversial film, considered too watered-down compared to the novel. Gene brings a luminous presence, hailed by the New York Herald Tribune: “She elevates the film with her grace, even in the midst of the mud.”

THE ROLE OF GENE

Ellie May Lester, a young girl from the Lester clan, whose beauty contrasts with the surrounding misery. John Ford wanted Gene to look “earthy” and had him wear worn-out costumes. She admitted that this was one of the roles where she felt least glamorous.