Taylor, Helen 1947- creator enk London Palgrave on behalf of the British Film Institute 2023 eng 117 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm. "Gone With the Wind (1939), the highest-grossing film of all time, is sometimes dismissed as a reactionary popular romance. Interrogating such dismissals and hailing the film's vast ambition and astonishing production values, Helen Taylor explores its influence on film-makers, popularity with generations of audiences, and impact on everyday language. Arguing that the film, with its disturbing racial politics, set the agenda for more than a century's film representations of slavery and the Civil War, Taylor shows how it has been engaged with and challenged since -- form the mini-series Roots (1977) to 12 Years a Slave (2014). Drawing on new archival material about Vivien Leigh and seventy-five years of scholarship and popular culture references, Taylor makes the case for the film's classic status."--Page [4] of cover Foreword.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Selznick's Folly: How Gone With the Wind was Made.- 3. The Greatest Star England Ever Gave Hollywood: Britain and the Search for Scarlett.- 4. The Racial Politics of Gone With the Wind.- 5. Scarlett and Rhett Destined or Doomed?- Conclusion.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Filmography Helen Taylor. "This special edition features original cover artwork by HelloVon"--Page [4] of cover Mitchell, Margaret 1900-1949 Novela histórica estadounidense PS 3525 T242g 2023 9781844578719 1844578712 270924 20241030125345.0 eng