which I enjoyed reading. It obviously reflected the ages and tastes of posters, and all choices are subjective. To each his own.
What I found interesting is that only one post mentioned what may be the most successful movie of all time: Gone With the Wind.
Casablanca, a picture of that era, was mentioned several times, and deservedly so. But GWTW was the quintessential film of the depression era for southerners. My mother swore by it. My daughter was a Scarlett O’Hara fanatic. I saw it at the Tennessee Theater when it was re-released in the early 50’s. I remember an organ rising from the stage to start the intermission, playing nostalgic southern songs. The Lost Cause was very much part of the Southern imagination in those days.
With the removal of monuments and the demonization of our hero Andrew Jackson, I suppose we have entered a new era.
But I can never forget those words of Faulkner: the past is not dead; it is not even past.
What I found interesting is that only one post mentioned what may be the most successful movie of all time: Gone With the Wind.
Casablanca, a picture of that era, was mentioned several times, and deservedly so. But GWTW was the quintessential film of the depression era for southerners. My mother swore by it. My daughter was a Scarlett O’Hara fanatic. I saw it at the Tennessee Theater when it was re-released in the early 50’s. I remember an organ rising from the stage to start the intermission, playing nostalgic southern songs. The Lost Cause was very much part of the Southern imagination in those days.
With the removal of monuments and the demonization of our hero Andrew Jackson, I suppose we have entered a new era.
But I can never forget those words of Faulkner: the past is not dead; it is not even past.
