Title : Scarlett - François-Guillaume Lorrain - book

Summary :

Publishing Margaret Mitchell's epic novel was already a challenge, but turning Gone with the Wind into a film was pure madness. Hundreds of sets, costumes, and actors for a film of incredible length: a challenge that could have ruined David O. Selznick, its megalomaniacal producer, determined to make "the greatest film of all time." Beyond the ludicrous negotiations, the adaptation difficulties, and the unforeseen events of all kinds, a central question arises at the heart of the debates shaking the United States: who will play Scarlett? Three years of watching a parade of actresses among the most famous as well as thousands of unknowns who participate in this Homeric casting. Three years where, in the shadow of the glitter, Hattie McDaniel must make the Black community accept that she prefers to play the role of a domestic rather than being one. In this thrilling novel, François-Guillaume Lorrain brings to life the torments, pleasures and days of the protagonists of this adventure that marked the golden age of Hollywood: the morally dubious David O. Selznick, the very stubborn Vivien Leigh, the phlegmatic Clark Gable, and Hattie McDaniel, the first black actress to win an Oscar for the role she was nevertheless criticized for playing.

• EAN : 9782080270597
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