" After Tara, there is little room in your heart for anything else, is there Scarlett? "

Rating: 8/10 (15 October 2012)

Margaret Mitchell wrote the novel upon which this movie is taken from. Despite it being a four hour film. there were many parts of the book which ended up on the cutting room. Victor Fleming is credited with directing the movie and for the most part it has become a masterpiece. The book and the movie tells the story of a headstrong young girl named Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) who's secret love; nay, obsession is with a handsome young man named Ashley (Leslie Howard) who is in love with Melenie Hamilton (Olivia de Havilland) his cousin. Driven passionately towards her single goal, Scarlett will let few obstacles stand in her way until she is married to Ashley. While she pines after her goal, Scarlett allows Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) to chase after her and even the great Civil War becomes but a backdrop to her story. With a number of talented actors and actresses like Thomas Mitchell, Butterfly McQueen and Victor Jory, the cast creates a wonderful adaption of the novel, with the result being a True Classic for any film collection. This movie is easily recommended to all audiences. ****