Presentation & Screening of Gone With The Wind
Venue: Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Time: 1:00 - 5:30 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies (VCCWS) invites you to a free screening of Gone with the Wind at Blacksburg's historic Lyric Theatre on Saturday, October 19th from 1-5:30 pm.

The afternoon will begin with a brief presentation on the historical significance of this iconic movie. This is the opening event in the Civil War Film Series.

Gone With the Wind boils down to a story about a spoiled Southern girl's hopeless love for a married man. Producer David O. Selznick managed to expand this concept, and Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel, into nearly four hours' worth of screen time, on a then-astronomical 3.7-million-dollar budget, creating what would become one of the most beloved movies of all time. Gone With the Wind opens in April of 1861, at the palatial Southern estate of Tara, where Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) hears that her casual beau Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) plans to marry "mealy mouthed" Melanie Hamilton (Olivia de Havilland).

The classic film is rated G and was originally released in 1939.

Over the next couple of years, we'll screen the best Civil War movies, old and new--from Birth of a Nation to Glory, from Shenandoah to Lincoln. For more information on the VCCWS, contact VCCWS director Paul Quigley at 540-231-9090. You can keep up with the latest news and events at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies website at http://www.civilwar.vt.edu/ or on our Facebook page athttp://www.facebook.com/VCCWS

For more information on The Lyric, visit: http://www.thelyric.com/events/?ID=1305 or call: 540-951-0604.

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