Martin Scorsese on GONE WITH THE WIND

Director Martin Scorsese discusses how GONE WITH THE WIND was the highlight of the commercial studio system, the complex characters and producer David O. Selznick's impact on the film. GONE WITH THE WIND premiered in Atlanta, Georgia on December 15, 1939, and was re-released every several years in the United States up until 1998.

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it's melodramatic uh stereotypes racial

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it's melodramatic uh stereotypes racial
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stereotypes uh and yet you know those

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stereotypes uh and yet you know those
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characters uh Vivian Lee's character and

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characters uh Vivian Lee's character and
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Clark Gable and Melanie they're very

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Clark Gable and Melanie they're very
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interesting and uh there's complexity to

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interesting and uh there's complexity to
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them um it's Max of the 19th century in

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them um it's Max of the 19th century in
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a way Victorian melodrama almost um

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a way Victorian melodrama almost um
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uh and I think you know that and of

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uh and I think you know that and of
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course C and Blanca are like the two um

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course C and Blanca are like the two um
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high points of the studio system I think

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high points of the studio system I think
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of of the commercial Studio system I

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of of the commercial Studio system I
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don't say they're the best films ever

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don't say they're the best films ever
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made to come out of Hollywood but they

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made to come out of Hollywood but they
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represent the best of what producers and

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represent the best of what producers and
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Studios could put together and I always

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Studios could put together and I always
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felt that snik uh didn't really m i mean

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felt that snik uh didn't really m i mean
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it didn't matter who who directed but he

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it didn't matter who who directed but he
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would have several directors at times

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would have several directors at times
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and it was really his imprint on the

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and it was really his imprint on the
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picture you still had that magic of you

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picture you still had that magic of you
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still that magic of old Hollywood and

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still that magic of old Hollywood and
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there's something um that just unlocks

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there's something um that just unlocks
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that fantasy part of your brain when you

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that fantasy part of your brain when you
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see those images in that film and it has

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see those images in that film and it has
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to do with the production design it has

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to do with the production design it has
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to do with the mat work it has to do

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to do with the mat work it has to do
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with his vision I think behind that

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with his vision I think behind that
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pushing William Cameron men pushing um

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pushing William Cameron men pushing um
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uh pushing Victor Fleming or George cuer

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uh pushing Victor Fleming or George cuer
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in the beginning or whoever else whoever

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in the beginning or whoever else whoever
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