Me to but I did have to promise DH I wouldnÂt tell his guys at work lol He loves that movie just donÂt ask him to watch Sleepless in Seattle. Have you been watching all the Christmas movies on the hallmark channel?

Claudia

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"

Quite a movie. The main theme music has been turned into songs by many languages.

I have the French version of the song.

Watch these French versions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pvmr0F512Q&feature=related

dcarch

Linda, I caught it too and was agained awed by the movie. How I wish they still made movies like this. I also sat through My Fair Lady about a week ago. The costumes are to die for.

Loved the movie, but loved the book even better. Although I like many, many books, the two that I finished and just could not stand that it was over are Gone With the Wind and Watership Down. Who'da thunk?

They can never make another movie as good as GWTW, no matter how hard they try.

I caught some of it, too. What a wonderful movie. It made me wonder about Vivien Leigh and her career. I couldn't recall other movies she was in.

Evidently she was more of a stage actress. She was married to Laurence Olivier, which I never knew. She had bi-polar disorder, was divorced from Olivier and died of TB. What a sad life for someone who brought us such pleasure.

There'll never be another quite like her, or a movie like that one.

And Clark Gable -- wowza.

Here is a link that might be useful: Vivien Leigh

Yes, it is one of my all-time favorites. I still get a lump in my throat when she says "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!" LOL

Hard to believe it was 70 years ago, tho!

Linda

I think Vivien Leigh's other famous roles were as Anna Karenina and as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Considering the incredible acting job she did in GWTW, including her southern accent (she was British), her later roles were mostly unexciting. For some reason, that seems to happen a lot to Oscar winners. Marisa Tomei jumps to mind (she was incredible in My Cousin Vinny, and has done nothing but c-r-a-p since).

I have seen Ship of Fools, Leigh's final picture. It's a realllly good movie - great character studies - catch it if you can. She plays a fairly blah character in that one as well. She seems tired and lackluster in it, I wonder if she was already sick at that time.

Here is a link that might be useful: Her movies

I never saw her in anything except Streetcar and GWTW until recently and I saw her in That Hamilton Woman which was excellent but very sad, Waterloo Bridge, and Fire Over England.

The picture came out 70 years ago....and then slept for at least 20...I remember when it was re issued, think it was early 50's?? And I saw it several times that summer.
How lucky we are now with DVD's etc that we can see classic movies at any time.
Dcarch....not at all sure I understand about a French version of GWTW music...I don't recognize either the scene or the tune.
Could it be a ballet based on the story?
Linda C

I read the book while in high school. When my children came along these are their names: my oldest son is named Rhett ,daughter is named Tara, and Youngest son is named Beau, so you could say I was influenced by it .

"Posted by lindac -----Dcarch....not at all sure I understand about a French version of GWTW music...I don't recognize either the scene or the tune.
Could it be a ballet based on the story? ----"

That's a long story. I will try to start a new thread.
I am into a very special area of French and American music.

dcarch

What really amazes me is I have my first grandchild, a beautiful baby girl, named Scarlett!!! Once I got over the initial surprise of hearing the name I have to say I love it.