The tragic life and career of two-time Oscar winner Viviemn Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.The tragic life and career of two-time Oscar winner Viviemn Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.The tragic life and career of two-time Oscar winner Viviemn Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.
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- Self
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- Self - Vivien Leigh's mother
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- Self
- (as Sir John Gielgud)
- Self
- (as Lady Redgrave)
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIt's stated that Waterloo Bridge (1940) was Vivien Leigh's favorite film.
- Quotes
Host: For her performance in "A Streetcar Named Desire" Vivien won her second Academy Award as Best Actress. It had been a triumph. In Blanche she exposed aspects of herself she had never shown before on screen or stage: her fragility, sudden dips into despair and desperation tht in the future would become more and more difficult.
- ConnectionsFeatures Look Up and Laugh (1935)
- SoundtracksHail, Britannia
(uncredited)
Lyrics from poem "Rule, Britannnia" by James Thomson
Music composed by Thomas Augustine Arne (1740)
Heard during montage of Leigh's childhood in India
And speaking of Leigh and Olivier I did not much care for the general "poor, put upon Larry" thrust of the documentary, especially considering that the guy was consistently callous toward her, refusing to cast her in "Hamlet" because she was too old for Ophelia (he wasn't exactly a spring chicken as Hamlet, now was he?) and "The Entertainer" because she was too good looking. This condescension is particularly galling when you consider the fact that she was every bit as talented as he was, if not better when you realize the emotional demons with which she struggled.
I also could have done without narrator Jessica Lange's breathy, hushed tones of adoration. And those cheesy background sets whenever Lange is on screen remind one of junior college drama class productions.
Bottom line: Ms. Leigh remains a subject in search of a decent documentary. Give this one a C.
PS...Top five Leigh film performances:
5) Waterloo Bridge 4) Ship Of Fools 3) Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 2) GWTW 1) Streetcar.
- mossgrymk
- Oct 11, 2022
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- Vivien Leigh: Scarlett
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- Runtime46 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1