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The Wizard of Oz
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Let yourself be enchanted by the Poster for The Wizard of Oz, one of the most memorable films in the history of cinema. Embark on an epic adventure filled with intense emotions, unexpected twists and turns and unforgettable characters. Immerse yourself in a universe rich in symbols and deep meanings.
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- By default, the poster contains a 4 cm white border for framing (frame not included). If you don't want it, please choose "without white border".
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- Great UV resistance .
- Maximum color vibrancy, without reflections .
- Recycled paper, guaranteeing respect for the environment.
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Description of this The Wizard of Oz Movie Poster
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical film starring Judy Garland in the lead role of young Dorothy. It is famous as one of the great American three-strip Technicolor color films and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The children's book The Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum served as a model.
Young Dorothy lives on a farm in Kansas with her aunt Emily and uncle Henry. She becomes friends with three adults, Hunk, Hickory and Zeke, who work on the farm. One day, Dorothy runs away to prevent her beloved dog, Toto, from being taken from her by the unfriendly Almira Gulch, who considers the dog a threat. In doing so, Dorothy meets the friendly Professor Marvel, a showman. He discovers that Dorothy has run away and is living with her loving aunt and persuades her to return home by pretending to perceive, thanks to her clairvoyant gifts, that Aunt Emily is ill because she is worried about Dorothy. As Dorothy prepares to return home, a storm breaks out. On the farm, everyone takes shelter in a cellar. That's when Dorothy arrives at the farm and searches the house for her family. In the house, a torn window falls on his head, causing him to lose consciousness. When she comes to, she sees that the cyclone has seized the wooden house, lifted it and thus transported Dorothy and her dog Toto, as well as the house, to the magical land of Oz.
Arriving in Oz, Dorothy lands with the house exactly on the Wicked Witch of the East, who does not survive. The Good Witch Glinda appears and warns Dorothy about the Wicked Witch of the West who will try to avenge her sister and take away Dorothy's powerful magical red slippers. These were actually worn on the feet of the Wicked Witch of the East, but after Dorothy killed her and her house, the shoes magically appeared on Dorothy's feet. Although the Munchkins, a small people oppressed by the witch, celebrate Dorothy for the witch's death and declare her a national heroine, she only wants to return home to Kansas. Glinda tells him that she can get help from the Wizard of Oz. She can find it by following the yellow stone road to the Emerald City.
Dorothy therefore sets off and meets during her journey the scarecrow, who would like to have intelligence instead of only having straw in his head, the tin man, who would like to fill his chest hollow with a heart, and the timid lion, who would like to have more courage. With these three companions, the young girl must defend herself against some ambushes from the evil witch. This is how they come across a field of poppies, in which Dorothy, Toto and the lion fall into a deep sleep. It is then that Glinda appears briefly and causes snow to fall, which wakes up the people in a deep sleep. The quartet arrives in the Emerald City, where they are greeted kindly, but where they are not allowed to meet the Wizard of Oz who reigns supreme. After Dorothy bursts into tears because she won't see her Aunt Emily again and assumes that Emily is literally worried sick, the guard lets them into the throne room with the magician out of compassion. The sorcerer appears to them in the form of a head floating in a column of smoke, with a threatening and loud voice. He tells them that he will grant their wishes if they bring him the wicked witch's broom.
The quartet sets off again. When they arrive in the enchanted forest, the evil witch, who had observed the travelers with her crystal ball, sends her army of winged monkeys who kidnap Dorothy. To get the red shoes, she wants to kill Dorothy. But instead of being discouraged, Dorothy's companions advance alone to the witch's castle to save Dorothy. Thanks to a few lists invented by the Scarecrow and the lion who courageously guides the trio remaining in the castle, they manage to get Dorothy out of the room where she is being held prisoner. While trying to escape the castle, they are cornered by the witch and her guards. The witch then wants to make Dorothy suffer even more by killing her companions first and then only her. When she sets the scarecrow's straw on fire, Dorothy grabs a bucket of water and puts the scarecrow out. In doing so, she accidentally spills water on the witch. The witch melts and turns into a puddle. The guards eventually let the quartet return to the Emerald City with the witch's broom.
Back in the Emerald City, the four appear again before the magician who, surprised to see that the quartet has succeeded in their mission, wishes to think for a day before helping them. It is then that the quartet discovers by chance that someone is hidden behind a curtain. It turns out that the magician is actually not a real magician, but a showman from Kansas who calls himself Oz and projects his face into a column of smoke using a special device that also amplifies his voice. Years ago, Oz found himself in the magical land on a hot air balloon. He nevertheless manages to make the quartet's wishes come true. He explains to the Scarecrow that where he comes from, there are many people who are considered very intelligent, although they have no more common sense than the Scarecrow, whose intelligent ideas allowed to save Dorothy. They are only distinguished from the scarecrow by the fact that their intelligence has been certified by a university. The magician therefore offers a diploma to the scarecrow to symbolize his intelligence. He explains to the lion that where he comes from, many people are celebrated for their courage, but that they have no more courage than the lion. The only thing that differentiates them from the lion, who largely contributed to Dorothy's rescue through his courage, is that their courage was confirmed to them by a medal. He therefore offers a medal to the lion to symbolize his courage. He explains to the Tin Man that where he comes from, there are a lot of good people who have no more heart than he showed in saving Dorothy. To symbolize this, he gives the Tin Man a heart-shaped beating watch attached to a ribbon to wear around his neck.
He wants to make Dorothy's wish come true by personally taking her back to Kansas with his balloon. Before flying away, he publicly names the Scarecrow, the Lion and the Tin Man as his representatives, until perhaps one day he returns. When Dorothy wants to join the magician in the balloon's basket, it detaches and flies away without her. Dorothy then thinks that she will never return home, which makes her very sad, because although she feels very good in Oz, her dearest wish is to return home. It is then that Glinda appears and explains to him that she only has to click the heels of her low red shoes three times and wish to go home. She couldn't tell him in advance, because Dorothy first had to determine alone, like her three companions, what her dearest wish was. Dorothy clicks the heels of her magical red shoes, thinking, "There's no place more beautiful than home."
After expressing her fondest wish to return home to Kansas, Dorothy wakes up in a bed in a Kansas house, with her Aunt Emily and Uncle Henry by her side. When she wants to tell them about her adventures in Oz, they refuse, saying that it was only a dream.
