Casting Scarlett O'Hara & Vivien Leigh's Oscar
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- 80 years ago, Gone With The Wind took America by storm...with Vivien Leigh leading the charge. Her performance is considered one of the greatest in film history, but so much had to happen for her to get that role. In this video, I talk about the notoriously extensive process of casting Scarlett O'Hara and why Vivien Leigh's Oscar was so well deserved.
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So it turns out that IMDB has a picture of George Cukor listed as David O. Selznick on D.O.S's page and I FELL FOR IT...Which is the worst because Cukor is literally one of my favorite directors and that's just the dumbest mistake. Anyway - wanted full transparency on that! I hope you all still enjoy the video!
Be Kind Rewind I was wondering about that too.. I read on Cukor’s imdb page that he looked a lot like Selznick before he lost weight.. so it’s not anyone’s fault. We love your work. Bless ya.
Beautiful work as always!
Be Kind Rewind do you do this just for fun ?
IT'S RUINED FOR ME NOW! jk love this channel.
@@Ktwood1 I heard that it's her passion and she would love to be a part of the film industry.
I keep forgetting that Vivien Leigh was British. That’s how iconically American her Scarlet O’Hara is
Vivien had east indian blood as well.
Anglo-Indian
...and her Blanche DuBuois too! VIvien was outstanding as both Southern ladies. In an interview Vivien Leigh said that Scarlett was an "overcomer", as I recall, while Blanche "succumbed"
@@christopherbrown2706 I've read about that also, that the Indian part of VIvien's lineage was from her mother. I saw a picture of VIvien Leigh from when she had long hair and she had that beautiful, rippling, wavy dark hair that I see on people from India and that part of the world. If people had known about Vivien Leigh's ancestry I wonder if she would have been considered "colored" and not given the role of Scarlett.---Merle Oberon's Indian heritage was concealed, her own mother had to dress like a maid as part of the secrecy.
@@andrewbrendan1579 I was referring to Anglo Indians like Kipling- British settlers in India and their descendants. That said, you made an EXCELLENT point about Merle Oberon and Vivien's possible rejection (or typecasting à la Myrna Loy, IMO) had her complete heritage been known. Also, I wonder how Olivier would've reacted; would he have matured her anyway or distanced himself from her for his career and reputation?
They got Vivien at the peak of her beauty and youth. I've never seen anyone with a perfect profile as hers.
Totally beautiful from any angle!
@@Naomi2025 Flawless.
She is the most beautiful woman in the world.
Of the new era maybe Amy Adams.
Hedy Lamarr
Watch Gone with the wind and then immediately watch A Streetcar Named Desire, you'll be amazed at the level of talent this woman possessed, It is like two different actresses play the roles, she is that damn amazing.
Vivien Leigh was, of course, amazing as Scarlett. But I think Olivia de Havilland is very underrated as Melanie. It's hard to believe she was only 22 or 23 when she filmed that role b/c she seemed like a woman beyond her years. Her sweet relentless innocence is a great foil to Scarlet's artful and devious nature.
I thought Olivia was 18 yo when she made GWTW?!
She was fine but probably too pretty for the role.
@@jaengen Olivia de Havilland was too pretty for Melanie as described in Mitchell's book. However, if you think that role was going to an actress who was plain, you are mistaken. Besides, calling de Havilland "fine" severely underrates her performance and overall talent.
Olivia de Havilland was perfectly cast as Melanie.
Loved her. One of my favorite actresses. She was very convincing.
I literally can’t imagine anyone but Vivian being Scarlet. That’s how you know she nailed the role.
I hadn't seen Jezebel until years later, but I do think Bette Davis would have made an iconic Scarlett. A much different one of course, but she would have owned and defined the role, as Vivien did.
@@LiamForeman 0:17 Bette's not reach even top 15 performances
I saw a clip of the auditions (not all, but several) and I agree with BKR that Paulette Goddard was easily the best. But I doubt she could have pulled off the performance that Leigh gave.
@@screenactorsguilable I couldn't agree more. Vivien Leigh was stunning as 'Scarlett.'
VL won the Academy Award for GWTW. Beating out actresses in other films like Bette Davis that same year. Vivien was absolutely outstanding.
And I cannot imagine another Rhett either :)
The zoom-in close-up of Scarlett in that red velvet dress as she enters the party, defiance masking her fear and that bristle of her shoulder, Vivien's beauty and her talent hit me like a thunderbolt in that moment when I was a kid. She may not have made many films but this one immortalised her. Some A-list actresses with 100 credits to their name will never make this impact.
You might be my soul mate. I remember first seeing that scene when I was five years old. When Rhett leaves her at the doorway, she’s frightened, and if you look closely to her long earring it got snagged by her veil, like it was hesitant reflecting her fear. Then suddenly she transforms into this fearless warrior going to battle and at the very moment that her eyebrow raises like a cobra ready to strike, her earring drops and that image of divine unmatched beauty with the confidence of an army that I’ll never forget
That was a GREAT dress! But it did not overpower Vivien as it would have most women. It enhanced her, seemed part of her.
Lisa A the dress is in Austin Tx along with several of her dresses and complete reproductions. I’m in Houston so I’ve seen them a few times . The party dress seems red on film, but in reality, it’s totally burgundy. There’s some great video clips on line of the restoration of these gowns. The curtain dress has faded into a chartreuse green/yellow . Vivien Leigh was extremely petite. You’ll see her bodice in the barbecue dress and she must have been a size 2 in our modern size chart. I know that her waist was 22 inches in the corset , my neck size is almost 18 lol . I’m an avid Vivien Leigh fan and have read almost everything I could about her since I was a kid. Alexander Walker has a great biography on her with many personal details you should look up. I’ve chatted with her great granddaughter, Sophie Farrington , who is my age and has a great UA-cam documentary on her great grandmother. Check them out . I think when someone has so much beauty and talent, there always plague with a curse. Vivien’s life had its accomplishments but mixed in were so much tragedy and heartache. She suffered greatly throughout many period of her short life. Check some of the documentaries out :)
It was the slight, almost imperceptible raising of one of her eyebrows that was the defining moment for me. She was brazenly defiant and unashamedly proud. Vivien Leigh was not acting Scarlett, she *was* Scarlett.
Yup, same here.
Hattie McDaniels speech as she walks up the stairs with Melanie after the death of Bonnie was one of the most amazing pieces of acting ever. Even her Oscar acceptance speech was heart wrenching...
Yes I have always said that also
If I ever rewatch the movie I have to skip that scene because Hattie just breaks my heart with how she says it.
Even tho she couldn't sit with rest of the cast at the hotel which hosted the Oscars bc of her skin color.
AND she had to take the freight elevator instead of the regular elevator at the hotel.
Hattie was even derided by the Black community at the time bc she accepted playing a role that stereotyped Blacks (maids, butlers, etc).
That was AMAZING! So ahead of its time in terms of realism. The whole movie was incredible. And the book was unforgettable. The description of Scarlett and Rhett's strained marriage was heart-rending.
merill streep? not even close. it's like me compare to Tyson in boxing. not in same conversation.
In the age before plastic surgery, Vivien Leigh's facial symmetry and bone structure were quite remarkable!
Alys Tarot Moonscape She really was beautiful. I’ve always thought her beauty was very unique. This lady new how to “act” using just her eyes 🙂
Alys Tarot Moonscape it’s funny you mention that. Plenty of people before the modern era had excellent bone structure. Looking at the bones of hunter gatherers, they seemed to have far superior jaw growth and facial bone density. They also had perfect neck and tongue posture, as do modern hunter gatherers. It is with the introduction of processed foods and unnatural lifestyles where we see asymmetry in faces. Vivian Leigh has excellent neck posture and was most likely breastfed (as opposed to being bottle fed). She also probably had a pretty tough to chew diet.
Absolutely flawless!
Well, plastic surgery has existed in the way we understand it since the 20's. And it's been used in showbusiness even earlier than that. It just wasn't as widespread.
Yeah and notice no balloon lips which make women look like clowns🤡
Never in the history of cinema, has an actress made such a stunningly beautiful entrance to a scene as Vivien did in the birthday party scene in GWTW..... She was quite simply breathtaking!
Absolutely
My Mom used to tell us that when she saw the film in 1939 she gasped when she saw Leigh. Such a raving beauty and a brilliant actress. Her performance still stands up. Amazing.
My mother met Vivian Leigh when they came to Australia. When Mum met Vivian , ( along with a lot of other ladies at the Lady Mayoress' garden party).
Mum said , as she walked in to be introduced . Vivian was quiet small and she was tired from their trip . Then she smiled and my Mother said that she was the most beautiful woman that she had ever seen .
Roberts, in Pretty Woman, has also an iconic entrance scene wearing a stunning red dress.
@@indigocheetah4172 u
Vivien Leigh was a movie Goddess. Even with her limited filmography, she still gave us two of the most iconic roles in film history... This and Blanche DuBois.
I keep forgetting she did that movie.
If you have a chance, check out Waterloo Bridge”, 1940, and “That Hamilton Woman”, 1941. She is perfection👍
@@paxdomini6061 Yes, she was brilliant in those movies! Also, there is "St. Martin's Way", which is an earlier picture she did with Charles Laughton, before Gone With The Wind. Excellent as well!
@Ed Miller Thank you for the correction. I knew what it was, but didn't realize I said "Way." Love her in that movie! Stay safe, stay clean. PEACE+
I do enjoy Wuthering Heights with Merle Oberon but Vivien would have been a brilliant Cathy as well.
Vivian Leigh is in my opinion one of the most beautiful women of all time. And I know Scarlet was not described in the book as extraordinarily beautiful, but on film - she needed to beautiful and she needed to know it. It's Vivian's cat-like feline charm that's alluring combined with a real beauty that is irresistible. And Scarlet has to be irresistible.
And she WAS Scarlet..in every mannerism,every facial expression,every flash of stubbornness and attitude! What a 1000% correct casting of a perfect person in a role..there is no equal to her beauty or talent- period!
She was... PERFECTLY cast!
she stands out among older stars. even among those who look similar, like hedy lamarr (talented, beautiful, and intelligent in her own right). it's something to do with her personality and talent. a lot of charisma in her that isn't easily found elsewhere.
I think Hedy Lamar would have done a great job too.
@@annemccarron2281Hedy was Autrian-Hungarian and her accent would have been too noticeable. Smart lady, though!
Vivien is a formidable powerhouse. Despite battling mental illness and painful separation from the great love of her life, she remained a great actor until the end. Your memory is well preserved within our minds, beautiful Vivien. 💐❤️
Actress*
well said
The only fault I ever found with this casting was the first line of the novel: "Scarlett O'Hara wasn't a beauty." And Vivian Leigh was a very beautiful woman. But ok, that's Hollywood. :-)
Agree!
@Dudebro13454 Bro there's a difference between beautiful and pretty. But like someone else here wrote, characters often see Scarlett as beautiful because of her charm.
She wasn't? Why did everyone in the book want her?
@@Godblesslaci She knew how to manipulate people. She never understood the difference between mamipulation and authentic love.
It was "Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm, as the Tarelton twins were" That sentence shows people didn't notice anything but her charm and personality.
Talk about pressure, and Vivien Leigh hits a grand slam homerun. Now that is talent and character.
You never mentioned that Vivien wanted to play Scarlett from the moment she read the book. In her mind SHE WAS Scarlett and she did absolutely everything to get it. She was of course the most perfect actress to play it. I love the movie and Vivien was extraordinary.
Vivien LEIGH was born to play this part !!!
And as GOD is my witness, she was in just one word - PERFECTION !!!!
i love how every single detractor is like "this british actress can't play a southern american woman!"... bruh that is literally what acting is about.
wickermanout just stop.
Stop what? Wickermanout is right. Truly good actors can do that.
Funny how they felt that way about a British actress playing an American woman, but didn’t mind white actors playing characters of color lol
@@susanalopez5052 I also notice that a lot of British actors play Americans on tv/movies and you can' tell they are British, the accents are that good. Americans(with rare exception) can't do a British accents.
Seriously, especially considering British actors like Christian Bale, Emily Blunt, etc. who frequently blend like chameleons into American roles so perfectly that they seem more American than actual Americans.
Vivian Leigh was the perfect choice. I'm so glad they never tried a remake.
The did try to make a sequel decades later. There's a reason it's forgotten.
@@authoralysmarchand4737 Joanne Whaley isn't a bad actress (I thougt she was great in Season 3 of Daredevil), it's just she had the bad luck of working with weaker source material and following up on an Iconic performance like Vivian's...
On the remake they did a world wide search for Scarlett- I think John Forsyte was the host .......they were UNABLE to find SCARLETT-eventually Joanna Whally Kilmer was picked to play the role!
I will always say LISA PELUSO that played Ava on the daytime drama LOVING , is the only living lady to play SCARLETT!!
She was in real life the same as scarlett so it had to be her she said it in 1937 it was hers
@@eamonndeane587 i cannot see it because it would be an insult to gone with the wind but joanne is a good actress but dalton if you take george lazenby he is the worst bond
Nobody couldve played Scarlet like Vivien. Her beauty and talent was front and center in this film.
The most perfectly casted role ever
As a child when i first saw gwtw and they first showed vivian on the screen, she took my breath away. I thought she was one of the most beautiful creatures i had ever seen and understood why all the men wanted her.
Agree. Saw this as a kid and was in awe of Scarlett
“You setting there waiting for him just like a spider..” Damn!
Awesome Hattie MacDaniel!!!
Mammy called it like she saw it!
Its a great line.
I love this movie
She always had Scarlett's number! (and loved her anyway)
Gone with the wind could never be what it is without Vivien I could never imagine anyone but her as Scarlett.
I asked my younger sister years ago who she thought was the most beautiful woman ever ( we were teenagers).
She made a quick response and said Vivian Leigh. I thought about it and said yea, I can’t argue that. RIP Beautiful lady ❤️
She was definitely one of the most beautiful. If not the most. I liked Hedy Lamar too and on top of that Hedy Lamar was very intelligent. She patented many inventions she discovered.
R.I.P Katherine Hepburn's southern accent. lol
@moth orchid Spitfire is such an odd movie 🍿 and she should have never done it!! You are right!! 🎭💰☝️
As I always say, Be Kind Rewind is the best channel about the Oscar on UA-cam. Period.
renata teofilo what are some other Oscar related channels?
Are there more?
Tell us the other ones!!
For you asking me about other channels, I think that in the USA, Be kind Rewind stands alone. But in Brasil we got to great channels that study and analize the history of Oscar. If you speak Portuguese or like to watch with subtitles follow these channels:
MEU TIO OSCAR: Analize different years on Oscar history:
ua-cam.com/channels/Q7ZWQ1ByvCEFUbJFyARrJg.html
DALENOGARE CRITICAS: has a good playlist on Oscar history, the host is a cinema professor with books and acess inside the Academy:
ua-cam.com/video/V5Lba8lMdD4/v-deo.html
I like watching Certain Starting Place Movies who is currently reviewing all the Best Picture Winners. He’s not as analytical as Be Kind Rewind, but he is entertaining.
There is something about how Vivien leigh tapped into Scarlett’s raw grit that lets anyone watching know that she was born to play that role.
She knew that was HER role since she read the book.
The two most deserving Oscar winners- Vivien and Hattie !!!!
AMEN!!!
She gave one of the better southern accents. More natural than most any other actor I’ve ever seen. Most are truly cringe worthy.
It’s because the southern spoken during the civil war period didn’t really sound like the southern our ears are used to. It still retained a lot of the enunciation from England . So Vivien accent has a beautiful tone . Later when she did the accent for Streetcar named desire, since it was modern Louisiana, her accent sounded more robust and pronounced.
@@anthonyhebisen not true. Then why do black people sound just like Hattie McDaniel? Vivien did a great job at the accent espeically compared to the cast though it was inconsistent.
@@anthonyhebisen Well put my dear, but it's "enunciation". "Annunciation" is a very different thing.
Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey give me a break , i had a few whiskies
Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey and I’m catholic lol
If you read the book and watch the movie, you'd understand the power of Vivien as an actress. She completely embodied the spirit of O'hara conjuring amazingly the ERA of civil war.
The Transcendentalist Tarot well said, my man.
Fiddle-de-dee said Scarlett. Vivien Leigh nailed every line; she memorized lines like butta. Like really, Vivien Leigh memorized lines as if she had photographic memory! It was that good. Vivien Leigh, a true genius.
Katharine Hepburn's "Southern" accent...bless her heart!
She should get an Oscar for surviving a hellish shoot full of drama in itself----long 12-18 hour shoot days, personnel firings and rehirings and back to firings, an uneasy working relship with Gable (who secretly wanted to cut down her scenes but proved unsuccessful), and last minute changes in everything from costume refittings to dialogue rewrites.
Somehow in the end all was worth it.
I was obsessed with this movie as a kid. Paulette would have prob done well, but Vivian was perfection.
Vivien Leigh was flawless. As the other cast! Gone with the wind is flawless!!
I loved Sophie's choice and Meryl Streep. But......Vivian Leigh was outstanding....I watch it at least once a year and I see new things in her interpretation of the character each time. She is a treasure.
I love Gone with the Wind even as a person of colour, I can look past its shortcomings because it’s an epic, and Vivien Leigh is so good
Even people that might not care for the story can certainly appreciate the aesthetics of the film. It's really beautiful.
D W person of color means anything that isn’t white
Ah, the problematic faves... I know the feeling, probably because
- the movie is fucking good
- still very impressive after all these years
- Vivien Leigh kinda made me bi 😉
- I was old enough to know white people were scraping for excuses for their terrible behaviour (antebellum and 1930's) 😤
But I draw the line at Birth of a Nation. I don't care about its cinematographic qualities. That movie can fuck itself.
@@corijaiden White is a color, too.
@@annademo Well technically from an art standpoint, no white is not color nor is black and nor is grey but lucky for you we're not talking about art we're talking about people and while the use of black as to describe people of African descent could also be considered nonsensical it is in fact not but you know what is nonsensical? Your response to my initial response which, for all intents and purposes,is just completely and utterly wrong. Good night and have a blessed day tomorrow.
Please do how Sophia Loren and Marion Cotillard beat the odds and be the only two women to win the Best Actress Oscar with non-English language films.
Yes!! This would be really interesting! Also, non-english speaking actresses who have been nominated as well, Fernanda Montenegro in Estación central, María Sandino Moreno in Maria full of grace, Yalitza Aparicio in Roma, Penélope Cruz in Volver 🙌
They stole Fernanda Montenegro in 1999. I don't whats the problem the Oscar's have with non native english speakers in movies.
Plus they ignored Isabelle Huppert in "Elle".
@@anacaroline9765 To be fair, Fernanda lost to Harvey's money and influence, not Gwyneth
They were very good.
Still one of the greatest movies of all time. If ever there was an actress born to play a part, it's Vivian Leigh.
THE MOST GORGEOUS CREATURE.....Vivian in her close-up at the lumber mill with Ashley....white hat....takes my breath away each and every time....
Leigh was an amazing actress and was the perfect Scarlett.
Yes she WAS Scarlett O'Hara
Randon Lambert i heard that Leigh had an O’Hara mentality in real life when it comes to men so I don’t know if it was hard for Leigh to play such a colorful character.
@@MADEbySOUL 0:16 funny 4 Meryl
The British Leading Lady who is best known for playing Southern American Belles. The only best actress winner who rightfully deserved her 2-2 record!!!
Her streetcar performance is SO UNDERRATED
@@bernardocampos7919 it is?
Rightfully, indeed!!
Hilary Swank has a perfect record too. 2/2.
@@kostajovanovic3711 yup, its not talked about enough
Vivien's perfect and brilliantly nuanced performance is the only thing that stopped GWTW from becoming the histrionic melodrama that it could have so easily become in lesser hands. She is the anchor that holds the ship on an even keel throughout the film's entirety .
rick holt to be fair- Gable was flawless and it’s baffling that he was snubbed for the Oscar
@@christinecollins6302 His character wouldn't have carried the film though. Despite being the male lead, Rhett was only a side character. Scarlett was the main character and the POV character, and if she'd been played by a lesser actress, the move would have been as rick says--a histrionic melodrama--regardless of how well Gable played his part. It might have still been a blockbuster, but it probably wouldn't have had the enduring power that it does.
rick holt I think that is true of the entire production
Agreed!
@@christinecollins6302 he wasn’t snubbed he got nominated
Excuse me but if ANYONE tries to remake the movie "Gone with the wind" you'll never make something better then the original movie. No one is replacing Vivien and Clark as Scarlett and Rhett! Do you agree?
100%
There’s no way it could be done. There would have to be rewritten for political correctness. The remake would be a shell of the book and the original.
@@andreasingleton9111 the original movie is a shell of the book. I'd like to see an adaptation of the full story. Book is pretty tragic. She's so ruthless that she abandons her kids in the book.
Yes.
Most decidedly!
I will always be sad that there is no footage of her iconic theatrical turn as Lady Macbeth. Seeing all the depth she brings to Scarlett, one can only imagine what a powerhouse she must have been as Lady Macbeth.
Especially if, as I've heard, her Lady Macbeth had more than a little Scarlett Ohara in her.
Indeed!
I always felt theatrical productions should be filmed at least once to preserve for posterity. I hear about so many great performances that now only exist in the minds of those who saw them.
Vivien Leigh is amazing in Gone with the Wind. But she gives one of the greatest performances ever recorded in 1951's A Streecar Named Desire.
thrillingopera yup
Agreed.
I could watch Vivien Leigh over and over again in GWTW and I have. Her acting skills surpass anyone as she expresses layered emotions and she could truly portray the innocent girl caught up in puppy love and the mature, confident and sexy woman the role demanded. To say she was absolutely amazing is an understatement.
6:04 I feel like Vivien was being perfectly described there. This movie still makes me stare at her performance in awe; she dominates the entire movie from start to finish, you barely see anything else but Vivien. And it’s true, I wanted to not like her character, but it never could happen. The raw, dogged tenacity to survive she displayed could never have been played by anyone else imho. Great doc thanks for this!
She was born for the role that was written for her. The universe or whatever made it happen did a great thing. She's amazing in this movie.
Vivien is so underrated as an actress. She was very ahead of her time in her performances.
She won two Oscars how is that under rated?
@@ingriddubbel8468I think underrated meaning unlike a lot of legendary actresses from the golden age of hollywood (Marilyn Monroe, bette Davis, audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, etc) Vivien isn't highly immortalized and glamorized in.contemporary media and pop culture the same the aforementioned actresses are. I think it's bc those aforementioned actresses particularly Marilyn and audrey, are immortalized for both their talents, as well as iconic status of their films, their fashion styles, personal lives, popularity of their time and having personal political beliefs (feminism, racial equality, sexual liberation, etc) that are relevant today. Viven always said in her lifetime she preferred to be known as a multifaceted talented actress as suppose to be both that and a worldwide movie star/celebrity. That why she might considers underrated based on how her talent isn't immortalized in today culture
@@Kevin-rg3yc I sort of agree with what you said about Vivien Leigh. But let me add that Vivien Leigh will always be iconic, because of her stunning and Academy Award winning portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara.
Look at all of us on a public message board talking about the iconic 'Scarlett.' GWTW is to this day in 2020, still considered in the top ten movies EVER in cinema. Wow, it hardly gets better than that.
There are mixed opinions about Marilyn Monroe and her acting ability. Many people feel sorry for her that she was adopted and didn't have a great childhood, and unfortunately didn't end up real well and died young. Too bad for both Vivien and Marilyn when they passed in the sixties it was right before lithium became available.
@@terrihilder8217 Don't forget Vivian's Classic performance as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire.
@@jemandjemand2362 She wasn't underrated at the time, but I think she's definitely forgotten now.
I read where one of her classmates said she was even more beautiful in person - if that can even be possible! She said that when she walked in a room, guys would literally just stop and stare. She is so captivating and an excellent actress. She WAS Scarlett O’Hara❤️
I love her as Scarlet. She trully changes from a vivacius teen to a mature woman. I can´t think of anyone today comparable to her.
My god Vivien Leigh was beautiful
She is the most beautiful woman ever lived on earth!
You're damn right she was!
Every Vivien fan MUST also watch her in "Waterloo Bridge".
A five-hankie classic !
She's equally gorgeous in that one and she'll break ur heart 💔💔
I love that film 😢 also Olivia de Havilland in The Heiress 😢
My feelings exactly i must have watched it 50 times, also the music and dance at the candlelight club fabulous!
100年を超えるアカデミー賞で最も偉大な主演女優賞に選ばれている。スカーレット・オハラにはハリウッド中の女優がオーディションを受けて、あの後の大女優キャサリン・ヘップバーンもいたがプロデューサーのセルズニックは「僕はレットバトラーが君を何十年も追いかけるとは思えないんだ」と言って選ばなかったそうだ。そんな事を言い放つ奴は最近いない。
ハッティマグダニエルのマミーは召使いではなく乳母である事を知っておいて欲しい。人種差別などお門違い。1939年という時代にこれだけ黒人女優か大役を果たした事は偉大だ。
I read the book before seeing the movie and had a very different mental image of Scarlett. So when Vivian Leigh appeared on screen I was taken aback. However it took only a few seconds for my image to disappear: Vivian was Scarlett!
Thank goodness Vivien Leigh was cast. Her performance as Scarlett was flawless. No other actress could top it, which is why GWTW can never be remade.
What’s it going to take for you to quit your job and do this full time, because waiting a month between videos is killing me! (It’s awesome. You’re awesome. I love the quality of your content and knowledge here.)
Probably people supporting her on Patreon!
Preach!
Somebody introduce her to TCM!!!!!!
I love your videos!
THIS
Vivían Leigh was so talented and drop dead gorgeous. I have watched Gone With the Wind several times and she is mesmerizing every time ❤👍
She is the most beautiful actress of all time.
80 years later , gone with the wind is still amazing to watch.
In the documentary "Gone With The Wind, The Making Of A Legend" (produced by David Selznick's sons) it was stated by Viven's friend the reason she was so good in GWTW: she (Viven) and Scarlett were "first cousins"...both cunning women, who "went after what they wanted, and usually got it". In other words, Viven's personality in real life was very similar to the character of Scarlett O'Hara....the friend also stated the anger and impatience of Scarlett later in the movie was easy for Viven to do because her lover Laurence Oliver had to leave for New York to do a play---Viven wanted to Hurry, Hurry, Hurry and get the movie finished so she could leave Hollywood to join him...and this anger was projected into and out through Scarlett. It's a fantastic documentary...narrated by Christoper Plummer.
I love Vivien Leigh and I am a huge fan of Gone with the Wind and I always say this: I can't even imagine anyone else playing Scarlett than Vivien. She IS Scarlett!
You are right. Vivien Leigh does not get the credit she so richly deserves. Thank heavens for David being patient and operating an independent studio. One you see Ms. Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara, it is impossible to imagine anyone else. I would love to get a decent high res color picture of her with that one eyebrow arched when she comes into the party. Magnificent!
Vivien Leigh is pure magic.
At the beginning of GWTW Scarlett is 16, no way Bette could be believable as a 16 y/o
No way most of those actresses could have been believable as both young and older Scarlett. Except Vivien Leigh and perhaps Paulette Goddard.
bette davis was entirely too unattractive to play that role.
PLEEZE! Bette would have played the HELL out of that part, at every age required, and we would no doubt be rapsodising her performance, but it was not meant to be- and Errol Flynn would have made a lousy, albeit pretty, Rhett! Bette, as in so many things, was so right!
No way Paulette could have played a 16 year old. Paulette was too womanly for the part.
@@eveevelittleevil7422 Errol would've made an Ashley. At least with his looks he could've competed with Gable and been believable as Scarlett's infatuation and always deferring to him over the gorgeous Gable as Rhett. No one would choose someone like Leslie Howard vs Gable. Howard was horrendously and egregiously miracast as he himself knew.
Dark voice 'Ronald Reagan' got me good. Damn.
Patrick Wymer omg I laughed very weirdly, out loud
A new Meme Mom is in town
@Patrick Wymer My coke actually shot out of my nose when that part happened, omg! 😂
ronald reagan is truly the root of all evil in modern american politics. ugh. he deserves the dark voice of darkness.
I screamed so loud I scared my family.
Vivian Leigh is my Bipolar Icon. There aren’t too many famous and talented (to this level) bipolar people, really. Not when you consider that it’s not that rare a condition. I think a lot of that has to do with the stigma it brings- even now. We’ve gotten better about mental illness to a point. By that I mean that stigma has reduced- but mostly only for depression and anxiety. And it’s good that’s happened, they are the most common mental illnesses.
But bipolar still seems to be in that category of “scary” mental illnesses, along with others like schizophrenia. And those of us in this latter category haven’t seen that much of a reduction in the stigma of our illnesses.
So it’s nice to have such a talented woman to point to. An icon in her own right, respected by her industry and beyond. And perhaps if she had lived now, when medications are more advanced than they were then, we’d have a more extensive filmography. But, I’m happy with what we got. And I’m very happy to have someone like Vivian Leigh to point to and say “see, we’re not so scary!”
Stephen Fry is bipolar too!
Brilliant performer
@@margicates553 my favorite moment ever was realizing that Mariah Carey has bipolar disorder too and realizing im not alone in the world
Katherine , great comment.
I agree with your comment, but tuberculosis is what took her life, I believe.
True, which makes her life all the more tragic.
I named my daughter after Scarlett 22yr ago, I've been a fan of Vivien since I were a child , I literally watched the film last week after we lost the beautiful and talented Olivia de havilland , The whole cast was perfection, I also have wuthering heights with Laurence Olivier & Meryl Oberon, I love these classic films ❤
I thought Leslie Howard was way too old for Ashley.
I have a cousin whose wife named their son Ashley after Ashley Wilkes in GWTW.
As an absolute Vivien Leigh fan, I really appreciate the time and wonderful things you said about her. Did you know that she is practically in every scene and could work 12+ hours on the set. She became exhausted and was very near a serious breakdown when making it. I also found her mesmerizing in Streetcar named Desire. Thanks so much for recognising was a supreme talent she was.
She definitely carried the movie. She was in nearly every scene.
Vivien Leigh had such innate CLASS, talent and beauty. No one compares to her.
As one who has included "Gone With The Wind", as one of my all time favourites ever since I first saw it as a youth, I marvel and am also thankful that it has never been attempted as a "remake". Clark Gable as "Rhett Butler" would be difficult enough to replicate. However I simply cannot imagine any other actress carrying the role of the capricious and tempestuous, "Scarlett O'Hara", as so utterly believably as Vivien Leigh. "If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It..!!"
Hopefully, you never watched the 1994 mini-series sequel entitled "Scarlett" with Joanne Whalley and Timothy Dalton. It was horribly *AWFUL*. 😵💫
I consider this "Be Kind Rewind's" best video. I have watched it multiple times. Without Vivien Leigh, GWTW would not be the ultimate classic film it is today. Leigh breathed life into the cardboard character of Scarlet O'Hara. No other actress could have done it like she did.
Too British? Oh, fiddle dee dee!
@roselyn rajoo i still cannot understand why Joan was at number 5 on the list
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@roselyn rajoo she is a great movie star but an ok actress
@@screenactorsguilable What about the omission of Joan Bennett that was in the top 4?
you are cool
I need a whole ass video about Judy Garland before the movie comes out
That's a wonderful idea
I think she already did that.
She talks about Judy in her a star is born video- which is brilliant btw
Yes PLEASE
Sameeeeeeee
I was lucky enough to see Gone With The Wind on the Silver Screen on a revival. Seeing these scenes still gives me the chills
I got a 8 x 10 photograph of Vivien in Gone with the Wind. This woman in her prime was a beauty to behold. I can literally stair at her for hours. I know. Creepy.
Cooking dinner for family. ”Be kind rewind just uploaded a new video.” Me to my family: ”This takes another 23 minutes...”
I’m a simple woman. I see a new Be Kind Rewind Video, I click no matter where I am/what I’m doing.
Absolutely; she was unbelievable, so beautiful, charming, attractive, magnetic
My favorite movie and actress. Vivien was a real beauty in years before plastic surgery!
Vivien Leigh was astounding in GWTW.
Genius and Madness are but a whisper apart. Vivien was truly one of a kind. There won't come another..
Can you imagine not being allowed to sit with your cast-mates?!? After you have worked your ass off on the film just like they did?!?! I honestly can’t. I imagine I would have been so angry that I would have gotten violent. Just awful!
Well you're wrong. Believe it or not every blk person's goal in life isn't to sit next to white ppl. That's usually something only white ppl think that we want. It never is.
@@mrsx7944 That's not what she said at all. Idk if you're being cynical or sincerely didn't understand the point she's bringing into attention, but you should read things with better attention before trying to patronizingly "correct" people in their statement. You missed the point.
@@mrsx7944 she didn't mean it to imply sitting with white people was the goal, but that sitting as an equal was the goal. She should have been treated better regardless to the race of her cast mates. I agree with Lizandra you missed the point completely.
@@blameitoncapitalism agreed.
Vivian Leigh was a bad ass in Gone With The Wind!! She was so beautiful and talented it's shocking when u find out she was English very shocking. Now we're invaded by English and Aussie actors and actresses doing our accent perfectly.
@Tessa Devereaux Gerald O'Hara was of the Irish origin... in the book.
Gerald Ohara was an Irish immigrant who's accent would have changed, which is why you think it is 'fake'. Obviously its put on but the actor nailed it.
Both Cold Crash Pictures AND Be Kind Rewind videos about GWTW in the same week?? Truly a blessing.
Ikr...I feel blessed🙌
It’s a blessing to be a film fan
Its jarring asf to see Rhett Butler in a leather jacket on set lol
Baroque & Bougie I thought that too haha
Lol... yeah, maybe not quite as jarring as witnessing the Jonas brothers flicking lit cigarette butts at the back of a baby’s head... but somewhere in that general vicinity.
@@JoseChavez-rf4ul No Jonas brother could hold a candle - let alone a cigarette - to Clark Gable.
Jarring? True.
Dishy as all Hell? Well if that's not your preference more power to you. But for me oof!
@@mattmclaren3067 Lol the terms aren't mutually exclusive
very very well done. I thought she was pristine in this role and she became my favorite actress. Thank you for commending Vivien and giving her the praise she deserves!!
Vivien Leigh was perfect! She had that feline cat quality like Scarlet O'Hara.
I can't imagine people complaining about Vivien being cast as Scarlett, seems ridiculous the thought of people sending letters to criticize that choice...but when you compared that to the twitter's-rage-over-anything nowadays and when you explained the details I totally understand why and it makes Vivien more fascinating than she already is. An amazing video, great quality, research, data...I was so happy when I saw it as a recommendation of youtube. It is worth the agonizing wait.
@Dana Davison I could not put it better
vivien IS scarlett.
one of my favourite actresses ever!
The blind worshipping from Melanie, utterly deserved.. Scarlet the colourful creature buried her claws into Melanie's shy and childish brother, and filled Aunt Pitty's house with much needed wholesome energy vibes - and later Scarlet carried them all through horrible times with her strength - the most awesome heroine 😊😚
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE has the two greatest performances on film: Leigh and Brando.
Leigh overshadows brando...❤
This movie's a guilty pleasure for me.
The preformances all around are great, especially Vivien Leigh, the set and costume deaign's beautiful, and Scarlett really is a glorious milestone in how female characters were written.
Unfortunately, it's REALLY hard for me to watch the movie without noticing how romanticized the Civil War is. And then there's the sexual assault element, which... yeah.
@S Oh yeah definitely.
And not to forget Butterfly McQueen's chataracter being an annoying/sexist/racist charicature that's basically just there to drive Scarlett up a wall and show off how low her life is.
That's probably the worst parts of the movie put together. Everything is contorted in favor of Scarlett's character, so the racist and sexist tropes in the movie are all used to lift Scarlett up, while sinking everyone else (except Rhett Butler).
@S The Civil War was romanticized by the people who lived through it, after it, and many even today. But you, looking at it and judging it with your modern point of view shows how foolish you really are. If you are unable to look at things from the perspective of a person in another time and another life situation, you have a very small point of view, and that makes your life and your world very small. Try to put yourself in the shoes of a black woman in the 1930's, who wants to work in Hollywood. Or in the shoes of a woman in the 1860's who is a widow at the age of 18, has a child, younger sisters, and a senile father to care for, who are all now destitute. Those same people just a few years earlier had wealth and privilege, and she has lost her mother. I'm not saying you should sympathize with anyone. I'm saying that you should try to understand their point of view, and don't judge them too harshly based on what 20/20 hindsight your birth year has afforded you.
@S seeing the faults of time that is not your own is easy, and pretty much anyone can do it. It is not highly reflexive at all. What you've done, is regurgitate what you were taught. Try instead to understand the people of that time and the world they lived in. UNDERSTANDING takes a different skill set entirely. It requires study and acceptance that even in the present time, ourselves will one day be seen as primitive and backwards. An educated person can still be ignorant.
The casting cannot be rated highly enough in my book. David O had assembled a deep, deep bench for this film.
The Yankees really were that bad. :)
Few people know this, but Vivien Leigh and Maureen O'Sullivan (played the first Jane in Tarzan with Johnny Weissmuller) were classmates in London.
Maureen was Mia Farrow’s mother.
And this is why old films far outweigh new ones. The dedication to find that right person for the role really pays off
As talented as Katherine Hepburn was, I can't imagine her doing an alluring southern vixen - that voice!
hainted house oh good heavens, just no
No she was not Scarlett . Vivien WAS Scarlett❤️
Oh no never. Yikes!!!
Please do Gloria Swanson vs. Bette Davis vs. Judy Holliday!
YES
She's going through all of the Best Actress winners one by one.
Relax, she'll get to it.
Vs Anne Baxter, who probably ruined Bette's chances
yes please!!!
Oh hell yesssssss
These videos are so well made.
She got the part because she is the most beautiful woman in the whole world and she is also very talented!
Basically the best 2 screen performances of all time by an actress: Leigh in Gone with the Wind & Streetcar