Those vibrant sunsets at Tara? Hand painted. Not only was a plantation and post-war state capital constructed, but many of the stunning backdrops were hand painted (matte) and combined with live action shots during the editing process. We have production designer William Cameron Menzies and special effects guru Jack Cosgrove to thank for that. Move over, CGI! The art direction on Gone with the Wind still looks amazing after nearly 3/4 of a century. Just last year, the Harry Ransom Center at the the University of Texas, Austin raised over $30,000 to restore remaining costumes from Gone with the Wind, including Scarlett’s famous green curtain dress and the stunning red gown she wears to Ashley Wilkes’ birthday party. Plunkett and his team created over 5,000 pieces of clothing for the principal cast and thousands of extras. The costumes, particularly Scarlett’s gowns, covered two major historical periods (the Civil War and Reconstruction), and reflected the changing fashions of the time. As Gone with the Wind was an epic being filmed in Technicolor, Selznick demanded the costumes be sensational while remaining historically accurate. The costumes designed by Walter Plunkett for Gone with the Wind remain among the most famous in film history for their beauty, construction and the sheer volume of them required for the film. Let’s be honest, there’s nothing worse than watching a serious film set in Regency England but the costumes scream Civil War America…or something (I see you, Robert Z. This is especially true for period films because they help draw the audience into a specific historical time frame. Here are 10 reasons why Gone with the Wind is still an awesome film.Ĭostumes are an integral part of the mise-en-scene of a film. Even with its faults, Selznick’s Civil War epic has stood the test of time and remains the shining beacon of the Hollywood studio era. Yet, in spite of its popularity, Gone with the Wind has come under fire in recent years from film critics who often cite it as outdated and chide its non-PC depiction of slavery. It is perhaps the film, more than the book, that keeps the fanfare alive around the world today. Selznick turned the most popular novel of its time into the most popular film ever made. In the 75 years since Margaret Mitchell published her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the phenomenon that is Gone with the Wind has never quite died down.
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