GONE WITH THE WIND


Meaning of GONE WITH THE WIND in English

Gone with the Wind /ˌɡɒn wɪð ðə ˈwɪnd $ ˌɡɔːn-/ BrE AmE

(1939) a US film, based on a novel by Margaret ↑ Mitchell , and considered to be one of the greatest romantic films ever made. It tells the story of a beautiful, determined woman called Scarlett ↑ O'Hara , acted by Vivien ↑ Leigh , who lives in Georgia during the American ↑ civil war . She marries Rhett ↑ butler , acted by Clark ↑ gable , but treats him badly. At the end of the film she realizes that she loves him, but it is too late, and he leaves her saying ‘Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn’. One of its most famous scenes is when the city of Atlanta is burned down.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.