You'll probably recognise it as the mansion seen before the titles of classic David O Selznick productions. The building itself is heavily disguised with a matte painting a painting on glass placed in front of the camera, used before effects could be achieved with CGI , but the formal lawns, and the path with its central hedge, remain virtually unchanged.
Vivien Leigh supposedly arrived during filming and instantly secured the part. Well it makes a good story, and this is Hollywood, so why not print the legend? What went up in flames in the scene was the old Selznick backlot, in a massive space-clearing operation.
Loads of movies were shot here, including the film of The Charge of the Light Brigade. In the doorway was relocated and placed on exhibit at the Margaret Mitchell House Museum where it currently resides.
The book ends with Rhett leaving Scarlett, and Scarlett deciding to go back to her family home at Tara to get herself together. Table of Contents.
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You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Necessary Necessary. How fun. My husband gets told every where we go, mostly by waitresses, that he looks just like Rhett Butler. Thanks again for putting all these pictures together! I keep meaning to rent this so I can watch it as an adult. Fabulous Julia!!!
This was an awesome post. I am going to have to watch it again! Lindsay— They took off their corsets and dresses for their naps. And—spoiler alert!!
I just published my th post. Great post! Thank you for taking the time to take pictures and get some history from this classic film.
Thanks again!!! I love Movie Monday. I always marveled at the hoop skirts when I was younger. I really wanted one…except I wondered how you would sit down :. And come to think of it, it is kind of wierd that the ladies took naps in the afternoon. Wearing those corsets must have taken it out of them. Many have tried to imitate this. With this economy we may all be reduced to making ball gowns out of drapes!! Gotta love a girl with spunk—the original steel magnolia!
I love that movie! I love the ballgowns and the houses and the story. Excellent trivia. Loved all of this. Great shots and its the first time I have heard that Vivian had been cast all along. Got a house to add to your list to review. Practical Magic. Loved that house. Great choice! Great pictures. I loved that movie as a teen as well. Thanks for all the pics. I love the costumes as much as I love the rooms! Well, I want to run out and rent this right now!
What a great post and beautiful shots! Laney— Loved hearing the stories about your mother at the movie premiere! Thank you so much for giving tribute to the most fabulous movie of all time. I never noticed some of the details like the parrots on the porch with Scarlett. Thanks you, thank you, thank you!! The Recipe for a Perfect Baby Shower. Great blog! This was fun julia! Thanks for the reminder! I plowed through this book when I was 13 and had chickenpox. Loved the photos, Julia, and I never knew some of the houses were just paintings!
Wow, I learned a lot in this post! They still have the organ that was played before the movies, and during the summer they play classic movies with shorts and cartoons beforehand. I love it. I love being in that old theatre experiencing those old movies the way they were supposed to be experienced!
I grew up in Lovejoy, Georgia. A local woman by the name of Betty Talmadge, former wife of Georgia Governor Talmadge was said to own the facade of Tara from the movie.
The family owned a small plantation in Lovejoy where they threw parties that my family attended for various charitable causes…they played it up to the GWTW theme as much a possible…just my two cents…. Hi, I stumbled across your blog and I love it! I was curious to what the paint color is in your family room? If you wouldnt mind telling me then I would appreciate it. Love your ideas. Hope that helps! Best movie ever. Best book ever. I reread it every few years. I never knew there was so much detail in the set until I saw your pics here.
Omgosh Julia. I had 5 sisters growing up and we watched it constantly…. But why…. Breaks my heart every time. And who the heck would want Ashley when they could have Rhett?!! Stupid, stupid Scarlett. Obviously really good acting since I am still upset about it!! Can you believe I never watched this movie — I am definitely going to rent this soon! Oh, I forgot to say, in high school I dated an Ashleigh and my step-sister dated a Rhett at the same time.
We even double-dated some. My all time favorite movie! But, it is facinating. You should have featured this earlier!!
Thanks for posting. Hi Julia, what a beautiful post! I love this movie and I learned so much about the civil war from it. I live in the south also and I thought you might be interested in seeing my post last Saturday. I featured the antebellum houses in Natchez. This is one of my favorite movies, too! Thanks for doing all the behind-the-scenes work so we could learn all about it! Best movie and book EVER!! Thank you Julia for that! How fun! I could watch this movie a thousand times and never get tired of it!
Oh — I have never seen this!! I must rent it!! How beautiful and the story line intrigues me!! I need to get my copy of GWTW out and read it again. One of my favorite movies. How could you not love Rhett. Being a Texan I also love the movie Giant…very grand movie too. I love the look of those houses. So grand but I assume they must have had to have grand. Their clothing was so over the top they needed rooms to match.
Like the mansion and the rest of them… are they being lived in or are they museums? Dixie— As I mentioned in the post, Tara was purchased by someone hoping to use it in a new amusement park that was never built. The rest of the houses in the movie were sets and matte paintings.
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