David Selznick and Since You Went Away
"I have a different concept of producing than
other producers. Some producers are money men,
and others are just lieutenants. For me to
produce is to make a picture. As a producer,
I can maintain an editorial perspective that
I wouldn't have as a director. I consider
myself first a creative producer, then a showman
and then a businessman. You need all three things
to succeed in the business today."
-David O. Selznick
The film Since You Went Away was released in 1944. This epic film attempted to
relate to the American audience that was dealing with the war foreclosing and
the flux of soldiers coming home at the time. The Hollywood studios were
constantly trying to do their part for the war buy making films about the war in
a fairy tale "Hollywood" style. Since You Went Away crossed these boundaries,
and the movie audience at the time, positively responded for this reason. The
producer and screenwriter of the film knew America craved this portrayal.
Critics of the film from this period, applauded it's "realism", but in hindsight
studies of the film in the seventies and eighties were a little more critical of
the film. David O. Selznick was the man behind the vision of this film and
Selznick is best known for film classic's like; Gone With the Wind, (from which
the formula of this movie draws heavily from) Rebecca, and King Kong. This
film was a special project for Selznick at the time, and it was seen as his
contribution to the war effort. The academy awards recognized Selznick's effort
and nominated his film for best picture of 1944.
David Selznick was known as a one of the great creative producers- along side
Walt Disney. A creative producer is usually "a powerful mogul who supervises
the production of a film in such exacting detail that he was virtually its
artistic creator." (Eyman p. 121) In this period, Selznick's style was
remembered best by his... [continues]
"I have a different concept of producing than
other producers. Some producers are money men,
and others are just lieutenants. For me to
produce is to make a picture. As a producer,
I can maintain an editorial perspective that
I wouldn't have as a director. I consider
myself first a creative producer, then a showman
and then a businessman. You need all three things
to succeed in the business today."
-David O. Selznick
The film Since You Went Away was released in 1944. This epic film attempted to
relate to the American audience that was dealing with the war foreclosing and
the flux of soldiers coming home at the time. The Hollywood studios were
constantly trying to do their part for the war buy making films about the war in
a fairy tale "Hollywood" style. Since You Went Away crossed these boundaries,
and the movie audience at the time, positively responded for this reason. The
producer and screenwriter of the film knew America craved this portrayal.
Critics of the film from this period, applauded it's "realism", but in hindsight
studies of the film in the seventies and eighties were a little more critical of
the film. David O. Selznick was the man behind the vision of this film and
Selznick is best known for film classic's like; Gone With the Wind, (from which
the formula of this movie draws heavily from) Rebecca, and King Kong. This
film was a special project for Selznick at the time, and it was seen as his
contribution to the war effort. The academy awards recognized Selznick's effort
and nominated his film for best picture of 1944.
David Selznick was known as a one of the great creative producers- along side
Walt Disney. A creative producer is usually "a powerful mogul who supervises
the production of a film in such exacting detail that he was virtually its
artistic creator." (Eyman p. 121) In this period, Selznick's style was
remembered best by his... [continues]
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