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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......

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