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DOSSIER DE PRESSE Twentieth Century Fox Présente DOSSIER DE PRESSE Twentieth Century Fox présente Un film de Theodore Melfi (Hidden Figures) Taraji P. Henson Octavia Spencer Janelle Monáe Kevin Costner Mahershala Ali Jim Parsons Kimberly Quinn Kirsten Dunst Glen Powell Aldis Hodge Scénario : Allison Schroeder D’après le livre LES FIGURES DE L'OMBRE de Margot Lee Shetterley Musique : Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer Image : Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS Décors : Wynn Thomas Costumes : Renée Ehrlich Kalfus Montage : Peter Teschner Un film produit par Theodore Melfi, Donna Gigliotti, P.G.A. Peter Chernin, P.G.A., Jenno Topping, P.G.A., Pharrell Williams, P.G.A. e destin extraordinaire des trois scientifiques afro-américaines qui ont permis aux États-Unis de prendre la tête de la conquête spatiale, SORTIE NATIONALE : 8 MARS 2017 Lgrâce à la mise en orbite de l’astronaute John Glenn. Durée : 2h06 Photos téléchargeables sur : www.foxpresse.fr Maintenues dans l’ombre de leurs collègues masculins et dans celle d’un pays en proie à de profondes inégalités, leur histoire longtemps restée Distribution Presse film méconnue est enfin portée à l’écran. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Alexis RUBINOWICZ 241, boulevard Péreire Tél. : 01 58 05 57 90 75017 Paris [email protected] Tél. : 01 58 05 57 00 Giulia GIE Tél. : 01 58 05 57 79/94 [email protected] 01 NOTES DE NOTES PRODUCTION « Oui, on laisse les femmes s’occuper de quelques tâches à la NASA… » Voici l’incroyable histoire vraie de ces Pourtant, étonnamment, les noms de n trio de brillantes femmes qui ont transformé la société amé- Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan mathématiciennes ricaine... en voulant atteindre les étoiles. et Mary Jackson n’apparaissent pas dans Uafro-américaines a les manuels scolaires et sont inconnus de permis à l’Amérique de Tout le monde a entendu parler du la plupart des gens. C’est toutefois à l’au- remporter la course à programme Apollo et des audacieux dace, à l’intelligence et au rôle décisif de l’espace face à ses rivaux astronautes qui ont accompli les pre- ces ingénieux « ordinateurs humains » de soviétiques, tout en miers « grands pas pour l’humanité » dans la NASA que l’on doit les avancées qui défendant l’égalité des l’espace : John Glenn, Alan Shepard et ont permis à l’homme de se lancer à la droits et des chances. Neil Armstrong. conquête de l’espace. 02 Theodore Melfi déclare : « Cette histoire se déroule dans le contexte de la Guerre froide, de la conquête de l’espace, de la ségrégation raciale et de l’émergence du mouvement pour les droits ci- viques, ce qui rend d’autant plus intéressante cette histoire riche et passionnante que très peu de gens connaissent. » Taraji P. Henson ajoute : « On sait désormais que c’est grâce au travail de femmes extraordi- naires que John Glenn a pu réaliser son vol en orbite autour de la Terre, et ce film nous permet enfin de révéler leur histoire. » La véritable Katherine G. Johnson, au- jourd’hui âgée de plus de 90 ans, se dit surprise de la fascination grandissante pour ses accomplissements professionnels et ceux de ses collègues. Avec la modes- tie qui la caractérise, elle confie : « Comme n’importe qui, je me suis contentée de faire de mon Aujourd’hui, l’histoire de ce trio de femmes la chanteuse Janelle Monáe, dans son mais qui met également en lumière la mieux, que ce soit au travail, dans ma famille ou visionnaires qui a surmonté le sexisme et premier grand rôle au cinéma, et l’acteur force qui résulte de l’union des femmes. au sein de ma communauté. Je n’ai fait que résoudre les barrières raciales et professionnelles oscarisé à deux reprises Kevin Costner des problèmes qui devaient être résolus. » pour permettre à l’humanité d’aller ex- (BLACK OR WHITE, JUSQU’AU LES FIGURES DE L’OMBRE se situe aus- plorer l’espace est enfin portée sur grand BOUT DU RÊVE, DANSE AVEC LES si au carrefour des combats les plus décisifs À tous ceux qui sont aujourd’hui confrontés écran. Le film est interprété par l’actrice LOUPS). de l’histoire américaine contemporaine, qu’il à des difficultés, elle conseille : « Accro- nommée aux Oscars Taraji P. Henson s’agisse de la lutte de plus en plus intense chez-vous. Quel que soit le problème, il peut être («e Empir », L’ÉTRANGE HISTOIRE La difficile ascension de ces femmes au sein pour les droits civiques, de la bataille pour résolu, que ce soit par une femme… ou par un DE BENJAMIN BUTTON, HUSTLE de la NASA est mise en scène par le réalisa- remporter la Guerre froide sans risquer la homme si on lui donne beaucoup de temps ! » & FLOW), l’actrice oscarisée Octavia teur Theodore Melfi (ST. VINCENT) guerre nucléaire et devenir la première su- Spencer (DIVERGENTE 3 : AU-DELÀ dans un film qui nous entraîne non perpuissance à poser le pied sur un autre DU MUR, FRUITVALE STATION, LA seulement dans les coulisses du premier corps céleste que la Terre, ou du combat COULEUR DES SENTIMENTS), vol orbital jusqu’alors jugé impossible, pour l’égalité des sexes et des chances. 03 ares sont les accomplissements qui, pompe le tout premier satellite artificiel, dans l’histoire américaine, ont Spoutnik, prenant ainsi l’ascendant dans Rsuscité autant d’enthousiasme que l’intense Guerre froide qui opposait les le programme spatial, qui a permis à l’hu- deux nations. Dès lors, la conquête de manité de faire ses premiers pas dans ce LES « ORDINATEURS HUMAINS » l’espace est devenue la priorité et la préoc- cosmos qu’elle contemplait depuis la nuit cupation numéro un des États-Unis. Des des temps. DE LA NASA millions de personnes l’ont suivie, en Le Président Kennedy a été acclamé pour espérant que l’Amérique serait capable de sa capacité à galvaniser le pays avec ses démontrer sa force en étant la première à objectifs ambitieux ; les astronautes qui Les brillantes employées de la NASA ont Le réalisateur Theodore Melfi explique : « À réaliser un vol orbital et à poser le pied ont réalisé les périlleux premiers vols dans pourtant défié ces limites et redéfini le cette époque, pour la NASA, les compétences des sur la Lune. Alors que la crainte d’une l’inconnu sont devenus des icônes ; et les champ des possibles, ainsi que le visage employés étaient plus importantes que leur couleur guerre nucléaire capable d’anéantir la consciencieux ingénieurs du centre de de la nation, en prouvant qu’elles avaient de peau ou leur sexe. Ces femmes brillantes étaient civilisation était à son apogée, cette course contrôle de mission de la NASA ont été un rôle crucial à jouer pour l’avenir de capables de réaliser les calculs dont ils avaient besoin à l’espace sans merci a offert une alternative salués pour leur cran et leur ténacité sous l’Amérique. et rêvaient de pouvoir faire leurs preuves et changer à l’URSS et aux États-Unis. Les deux pays la pression. Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan le cours de leur vie de manière significative. Vers qui y ont vu l’occasion de prouver leur supré- et Mary Jackson ont démontré leurs d’autres auraient-ils donc bien pu se tourner ? » matie, mais également de tirer profit de Mais la course à l’espace a aussi été rem- connaissances, leur ferveur et leurs com- cette rivalité sur le plan militaire et sur le portée grâce au concours de héros pétences au cours de la Seconde Guerre Le Langley Memorial Research Lab de plan de la collecte des renseignements, et anonymes, et en particulier d’une équipe mondiale, conflit qui a transformé le tissu Hampton en Virginie - géré par le National de devenir la première nation à établir une de mathématiciennes qui a ouvert la social du pays. Dans l’industrie, les femmes Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, ou sphère d’influence au-delà de notre planète. voie à une plus grande diversité dans les étaient encouragées à imiter l’icône popu- NACA, l’ancêtre de la NASA - était à la En 1960, John F. Kennedy annonçait sa sciences, à une Amérique plus égalitaire laire de Rosie la riveteuse en occupant des recherche d’esprits brillants aux profils candidature à la présidentielle en pro- et à l’avènement des mathématiques appli- postes jusqu’alors tenus par des hommes, atypiques. Ils avaient besoin de talentueux posant d’accélérer les efforts du pays dans quées en permettant la mise en orbite de et bien qu’on en parle moins, la même mathématiciens pour leur servir de calcu- le domaine spatial et de prendre la tête de John Glenn, cet astronaute qui a réalisé chose s’est produite dans le domaine des lateurs ou « ordinateurs humains » - des la course à l’espace grâce à l’ingéniosité trois fois le tour de la Terre lancé à plus de sciences et des mathématiques. La pénurie de cerveaux rares capables de réaliser à toute américaine. 27 000 kilomètres à l’heure. scientifiques et de mathématiciens conju- vitesse de complexes calculs mentaux, À propos du lancement de Spoutnik, guée au vote de lois anti-discrimination raciale avant l’avènement des superordinateurs Katherine G. Johnson raconte : « Tous les L’Amérique d’alors était en proie aux iné- ont poussé les entrepreneurs œuvrant dans numériques utilisés pour prévoir précisé- ingénieurs de la NASA étaient furieux qu’un autre galités. Les femmes et les Afro-Américains, le domaine de la défense et les agences ment la trajectoire des fusées et leur ren- pays ait été le premier à envoyer un satellite dans mais surtout les femmes afro-américaines, fédérales à embaucher des femmes et des trée atmosphérique.
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