• Critics.HBO removes 'Gone with the wind' from its platform after protests considering it racist
  • 'Gone with the wind'. A racist, old, exaggerated film ... but essential

'Gone with the Wind' is back on HBO Ma xy, as the platform announced, the film has returned with two notices of historical context that underline that with its "nostalgic vision" the film "denies the horrors of slavery as well as his legacy of racial inequality. "

The first ad consists of a video presented by film expert Jacqueline Stewart, who discusses "why this 1939 epic drama should be seen in its original form, contextualized, and discussed." Stewart assures that the problem with the tape goes back a long way , since the producer "David O. Selznick knew very well that the black public was deeply concerned with how the film handled the subject of slavery and its treatment of black characters."

Despite Selznick's assurances to the black community that it would be responsive to their concerns, 'Gone with the Wind' presented "the prelude to war in the South as a world full of grace and beauty, without acknowledging the brutalities of the slavery system on which this world is based, "he says.

The black slaves are portrayed "as servants, notable for their devotion to their white masters, or their ineptitude , " says the expert. "The film's treatment of this world through a nostalgic vision negates the horrors of slavery, as well as its legacy of racial inequality." According to Stewart, "watching 'Gone with the Wind' can be uncomfortable, even painful. Still, it is important that classic Hollywood movies are available in their original form for viewing and discussion."

The second historical context notice consists of a panel discussion moderated by the historian Donald Bogle and titled 'The complicated legacy of Gone with the Wind', a talk that took place at the TCM Classic Film Festival in April 2019.

'Gone with the Wind' premiered in 1939 and became one of the most acclaimed films in film history. She went on to win eight Oscars, including Best Actress for Vivien Leigh, Best Director for Victor Fleming and Best Supporting Actress for Hattie McDaniel, who became the first African-American performer to claim the statuette.

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