A feature film qualified by some historians as a revisionist. The film Gone with the Wind , was withdrawn from HBO Max, the streaming platform of the WarnerMedia group (subsidiary of the cable operator AT & T) launched in late May, in the midst of a protest against racism and police violence targeting Blacks in the United States
The river feature film (3:58) worn by Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable and released in 1939 is considered by many academics to be the most ambitious and effective instrument of Southern revisionism.
A very watered-down vision of slavery
He notably presents a romantic version of the South and a very watered-down vision of slavery, with in particular domestic staff depicted as satisfied with their lot and treated as ordinary employees.
This reinterpretation of a dark period in American history is the work of highly organized movements in the former Confederate States, which set out to present the South before the American Civil War in a presentable light.
Fundamentally, the ideology of the Lost Cause maintained that the Southern States had fought for their political independence, threatened by the North, and not for the maintenance of slavery, which is a counter historical truth.
The film that brought in the most revenue in the history of cinema
If in gross figures, Avengers: Endgame , is the film which brought in the most revenue in cinema history, with 2.8 billion dollars, Gone With the Wind , its American title, remains in the lead once taken into account account for inflation, with $ 3.44 billion.
" Gone with the Wind is the product of its time and portrays the racist prejudices that were common in American society," said a spokesman for HBO Max on Tuesday to explain the withdrawal of the feature film at the 10 Oscars.
For HBO Max, to keep this film in its catalog "without explanation and denunciation of this representation would have been irresponsible".
The platform plans to put the film back online but with contextualization to re-situate the work in its time.
The film will be shown in its entirety, because to do otherwise would be to "act as if these prejudices never existed," said the spokesman. The film is still available on other platforms, including rental on Amazon.
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