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Gone with the Wind (1939)
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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 when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. |
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The history of the OSCARS - Best Picture Winners part I
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1928 – Wings (**)
Impressive for its photography at the time but the film really does feel tedious now. At well over 2 hours the film outstays its welcome.
What should have won?
Wings – Because I haven’t seen any of the other nominees.
1929 – The Broadway Melody (***)
Some impressive theatrical numbers and choreography but hindered by a relatively weak story. A little forgettable now unfortunately.
What should have won?
The Broadway Melody - Because I haven’t seen any of the other nominees.
1930 – All Quiet on the Western Front (*****)
A true masterpiece. War told from the point of view from the enemy (the Germans). Emotional, violent and very intelligent. Way ahead of its time.
What should have won?
All Quiet on the Western Front – It would have taken a lot to beat it.
1931 – Cimarron (***)
A hit and miss Western with a strong central character. The story goes a little wayward at times but Richard Dix’s Yancey Cravat manages to keep it entertaining.
What should have won?
Cimarron – Again, the only nominee I’ve seen.
1932 – Grand Hotel (***)
Exciting to see so many stars in one place but couldn’t hold a candle to other ensemble single setting films of the decade such as Renoir’s Le Regle du Jeu.
What should have won?
Grand Hotel – The achievement of gath...
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reviewed by cherryflavourpez (Filmaster.com) on the 25th of February 2011
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Gone With the Wind is permeated by a cloying artifice, but its passion pierces this sheen and reveals deep emotion in its trials. These characters are flawed, and fight for slavery and unrequited love, causes better abandoned, but the will with which they preservere has a striking nobility, and these two threads intertwine and reinforce each other, letting us join the characters in their dreams of worlds where things might have been.