Watch out, masterpiece! To kick off the year, Arte hits the airwaves with an absolute classic of American cinema, Gone with the Wind. A long sentimental mural (3h58 hours, not a minute when you look at the clock) directed by Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, which you should see at least once in your life.
The monument to “Gone with the Wind”, which was released in cinemas in 1950 and whose famous kiss was an ordeal for filming Vivien Leigh, will be extinguished in Georgia in 1861. Scarlett O’Hara is a proud and determined young woman of Southern high society. . Of all the noble people in the country, he only has eyes for Ashley Wilkes, despite the latter’s engagement. However, Scarlett is determined to change her mind, but the cynical Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) catches the attention of the Twelve Oaks…
Adapted from the 1937 Pulitzer Prize-winning Margaret Mitchell’s only work, Gone with the Wind was a huge public success in France with more than 16.7 million viewers, the sixth biggest French box office success of the year.
The profession also hailed this monument of the seventh art and gave it no less than eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Victor Fleming and Best Actress for Vivian Leigh.
The casting of Englishwoman Vivien Leigh as Scarlett was not without some uproar. How could he best understand the motives of this proud Southerner, people at the time protested.
The South did not have the worst reaction, at least they preferred the British woman “Yankee”. To immerse herself in this iconic role, Vivien Leigh read Margaret Mitchell’s novel and several books about the Civil War.
Want to start 2024 by (re)discovering one of the greatest films in cinema history? You know what’s left to do…
Tonight on Arte at 21:05.
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