- Harrison Bergeron (téléfilm)
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Cet article concerne le film de 1995. Pour la nouvelle originale de Kurt Vonnegut, voir Harrison Bergeron.
Harrison Bergeron
Données clés Réalisation Bruce Pittman Scénario Kurt Vonnegut (story)
Arthur Crimm
Jon Glascoe (uncredited)Acteurs principaux Sean Astin
Christopher Plummer
Eugene Levy
Miranda de Pencier
Howie MandelPays d’origine États-Unis Sortie 1995 Durée 99 minutes Pour plus de détails, voir Fiche technique et Distribution
Harrison Bergeron est un téléfilm américain adapté de la nouvelle éponyme de Kurt Vonnegut publiée en 1961, réalisé par Bruce Pittman et diffusé pour la première fois le 13 août 1995.
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Présentation
Le film se déroule dans un futur dystopique où le gouvernement américain fait prévaloir un égalitarisme en toutes choses, en faisant attacher des "handicaps" portables à la tête de tout le monde et en hébétant l'esprit par des émissions de télévision insipides. Le protagoniste de l'histoire est un lycéen nommé Harrison Bergeron dont l'extrême intelligence fait de lui une sorte de paria. Il est finalement recruté par une organisation secrète dont le but est d'exploiter les fonctions de la société qui ne peut pas être manipulée par les inintelligents. Alors qu'il se développe dans ce milieu pendant un certain temps et rencontre même une petite amie, il paie en fin de compte un prix personnel et arrive à pénétrer la véritable structure sociale et finit par la regarder comme contraire à l'éthique et immorale - même si cela signifie faire un sacrifice.
Synopsis
Texte anglais à traduire :
Harrison Bergeron lives in a typical suburban town in the near future. The audience is told that after the second American Revolution — a war begun due to an ongoing economic depression that was a result of a combination of technological advancement and a widening disparity between the very rich and the very poor — it was mandated that all people be equal in all things. To this end, the social norm of this society has become egalitarianism. Citizens strive to be of equal wealth, intelligence, athletic prowess and social status to all around them. Through a process of selective breeding, mankind is perfecting the perfectly average human being. What is not accomplished through arranged marriages is made up for through technological means, the most prominent of which are only showing mind numbing shows on TV, and a headband device worn by all citizens which modulates intelligence, dialing up or down a person's IQ in order to arrive at a 'perfect' 100.There are limits to the success of the devices, however, and Harrison Bergeron is one such case. He is a total failure in school, consistently receiving A's (C is the desired grade). Even though he has been held back four years and his headband is consistently modified to dampen his intelligence, he still continues to excel to the embarrassment of him and his family.
Harrison goes to see a doctor about his intelligence problem, and after several tests it is determined that the headband is unsuccessful because Harrison's synaptic connections reroute themselves after each adjustment in order to overcome the inhibitions the headband is designed to place on the thought process. He is told that he will have to have an operation akin to a lobotomy in order to permanently lower his intelligence.
In his last day with a fully functioning brain, he goes to a "head house", where illegal device-free women are paid to play chess and conduct intelligent conversations with the clients. Unfortunately, his first intelligent conversation ever (with "mind whore" Phillipa) is interrupted by a police bust. While being held captive in the police station, he is approached by a special agent who offers him an alternative to the lobotomy - to join what turns out to be the secret elite that runs the government.
Harrison falls in love with Phillipa there, but he illegally impregnates her and she is lobotomized for trying to escape. He feels he can no longer continue to betray his values and decides to take action. He breaks into a TV studio and reveals the truth about the secret society to the viewers. Eventually, the guards break through, and later on he is forced to make an appearance on TV and pretend the broadcast was not real. Instead, he uses his chance to commit suicide in front of the viewers. Bergeron's parents are too distracted to be shocked by it.
In a final scene, a young boy and his friend get together in his bedroom to watch the first four hours of Bergeron's broadcast, without their bands. Downstairs, one boy's mother looks up the stairs with a look of recognition on her face; she is seen to be Phillipa.2081
Texte anglais à traduire :
Based on the same short story, 2081 depicts a dystopian future in which, thanks to the 212th Amendment to the Constitution and the unceasing vigilance of the United States Handicapper General, everyone is finally equal: the strong wear weights, the beautiful wear masks and the intelligent wear earpieces that fire off loud noises to keep them from taking unfair advantage of their brains. The film features an original score performed by the Kronos Quartet (Requiem for a Dream), narration by Academy Award Nominee Patricia Clarkson and stars James Cosmo, Julie Hagerty and Armie Hammer.
2081 will be a remake of the 1995 movie that will be set for release between summer/fall of 2009.Production
Récompenses
Texte anglais à traduire :
Harrison Bergeron was nominated in four categories at the 1996 Gemini Awards:- Best Direction
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Production Design or Art Direction
- Best Sound
Liens externes
Catégories :- Téléfilm américain des années 1990
- Téléfilm diffusé en 1995
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