Introduction to the masterpiece Gone with the Wind:
On the eve of the American Civil War, 16-year-old Miss Scarlett from Tara, Georgia, fell madly in love with her neighbor Ashley Wilkes. After the war broke out, Ashley married his cousin Melanie Hamilton. In a rage, Scarlett married Charles, whom she didn't love. Soon, Charles died in the war and Scarlett became a widow.
At a fund-raising dance, she met Captain Rhett Butler. As the war approached Atlanta, Scarlett fled Atlanta with the help of Captain Rhett and returned to Tara. Seeing that the former manor has become a ruin, Scarlett is determined to revive her home and do whatever it takes. Soon, Scarlett's second husband, Frank, died in a duel, and she was widowed again.
Rhett loved Scarlett sincerely and passionately, and Scarlett married Rhett soon. Although Rhett has similar temperament characteristics to her to attract her, at the same time, she is still infatuated with Ashley she once loved. Rhett left Scarlett with sadness, but Scarlett realized that Rhett was the only one who could really love her. Extended information
The film Gone with the Wind was adapted from Margaret Mitchell's famous novel Gone with the Wind, which was produced by MGM Film Company in 1939. After the novel came out in 1936, Hollywood producer David O 'Selznick planned to put it on the screen.
He paid $5, for the filming rights from the author Margaret Mitchell, and used 18 screenwriters successively. Finally, Sidney Howard adapted this three-volume novel into a screenplay. Producer Selznick personally participated in writing the script, and carefully selected first-class film artists including directors and actors to participate in the filming.
This luxurious color film basically maintains the depth and charm of the original work, and still shows the Civil War from the perspective of southerners. Victor fleming, the director, recreated the spectacular scene of the American Civil War with ingenious artistic conception and skillful film techniques. In particular, the scenes of victims fleeing, the fire in the station square and Atlanta are still amazing.
After Gone with the Wind was released, it immediately caused a sensation throughout the United States and across the ocean. In this year's Oscar Awards, he was nominated for thirteen awards, and finally included eight awards, namely, Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Color Film Photography, Best Artist and Best Editing, which created the highest record in Oscar history.