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The Legacy of "Gone with the Wind" - RO

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Film critic Dann Gire explores the recent controversy surrounding one of the biggest movies of all time.

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Since its 1939 release, David O. Selznick’s lush production of Gone with the Wind has remained the greatest box office hit in motion picture history. The movie won 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. But in the 21st century, increased awareness and sensitivity popped the film’s “cultural invisibility” bubble of racist depictions of blacks and casual acceptance of slavery. Join Daily Herald Film Critic and Loyola University Cinema Instructor Dann Gire for a rousing discussion of this controversial landmark film.

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