Read
the text quickly and match the paragraphs to the headings below.
1.
Blank 1 Вопрос 1Most popular best‑sellar
Gone With The Wind (1939) is often considered
the most beloved, enduring
and popular film of all time. Sidney Howard's script was
derived from Margaret Mitchell's first and only published,
best-selling Civil War and Reconstruction Period novel of 1,037 pages
that first appeared in 1936, but was mostly written in the late
1920s. In total, it has been re-released eight times, has been shown
many times on television since the 1970s, and remains a best-seller
on home video (all versions).
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Blank 2 Вопрос 1The plot
The famous film, shot in three-strip Technicolor, is
cinema's greatest, star-studded, historical epic film
of the Old South during wartime that boasts an immortal cast in a
timeless, classic tale of a love-hate romance. The indomitable
heroine, Scarlett O'Hara, struggles to find love during the
chaotic Civil War years and afterwards, and ultimately must seek
refuge for herself and her family back at the beloved plantation
Tara. There, she takes charge, defends it against Union soldiers,
carpetbaggers, and starvation itself. She finally marries her worldly
admirer Rhett Butler, but her apathy toward him in their marriage
dooms their battling relationship, and she again returns to Tara to
find consolation – indomitable.
3.
Blank 3 Вопрос 1Enhancement of authenticity
Authenticity is enhanced
by the costuming, sets, and variations on Stephen Foster songs
and other excerpts from Civil War martial airs. Its opening, only a
few months after WWII began in Europe, helped American audiences to
identify with the war story and its theme of survival.
4. Blank 4 Вопрос 1The box‑office champ
With three years advance publicity and Hollywood
myth-making, three and one-half hours running time (with one
intermission), a gala premiere in Atlanta on December 15, 1939,
highest-grossing film status (eventually reaching $200 million
domestic, and $400 million worldwide), and Max Steiner's sweeping
musical score, the exquisitely-photographed, Technicolor film was a
blockbuster in its own time. A budgeted investment of over $4 million
in production costs was required - an enormous, record-breaking sum.
It was the longest and most expensive Hollywood sound film of the
time. The film (originally rough-cut at 6 hours in length) was
challenging in its making,
due to its controversial subject matter (including rape, drunkenness,
moral dissipation and adultery) and its epic qualities, with more
than 50 speaking roles and 2,400 extras. The film currently remains
the box-office champ with a gross of $1.64 billion (adjusted for
inflation).
5. Blank 5 Вопрос 1Award and nominations
The landmark film received tremendous accolades,
more than any previous films to date: thirteen nominations and eight
(competitive) Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director
(Victor Fleming - the only credited director), Best Actress (Vivien
Leigh), a posthumous Best Screenplay (Sidney Howard, along with
collaborative assistance from Edwin Justin Mayer, John Van Druten,
Ben Hecht, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Jo Swerling) - the first
post-humous winner of its kind, Best Color Cinematography, Best
Interior Decoration, Best Film Editing, and Best Supporting Actress
(Hattie McDaniel - the first time an African-American had been
nominated and honored) and two honorary plaques, one for
production designer William Cameron Menzies for the "use of
color for the enhancement of dramatic mood," and the other a
technical production award for Don Musgrave for "pioneering in
the use of coordinated equipment."