Gone with the Wind (1939)

Posted : 11 months, 3 weeks ago at Nov 29 9:25

Rhett... if you go, where shall I go, what shall I do? Frankly, my dear, I dont give a damn. Directed by: Victor Fleming Starring: Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, Olivia De Havilland, Hattie McDaniel Genre: Drama/Romance/War Running time: 228 minutes My review: Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room wh...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Jul 27 0:58

Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable set off more sparks then a Fourth of July extraganza in this adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s seminal novel, Gone With the Wind. This is less the story of the destruction of the Old South through blood, sweat and tears then the story of one woman’s ability to survive war, husbands and anything else life can throw at her. Through determination and a glare that would make steel bend, Leigh essays the complicated debutante that is Scarlett O’Hara, one of the greatest characters ever created. She is unafraid of being a bitch, of lying, of doing anything and everything unlady-like and questionable to get her way. There is both an attraction/respect for her, and a dislike/fear of her. And nearly every scene of this four hour epic rests on Leigh’s portrayal. ...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Apr 27 11:56

It became the benchmark for popular epic cinema for decades. The film is monumental enough to be beyond criticism.

It tidies up a lot of complex history… Dressed up with 1939 Technicolor, pastel-pretty for the dresses and blazing red for the passions, and a thunderous Max Steiner score, this still has a fair claim to be considered one of the best pictures of Hollywood filmmaking.


Rating : 10/10