Scarlett O’Hara: The Role of a Lifetime
It was Gone with the Wind that turned her career around. The role of Scarlett O’Hara, which she portrayed with striking intensity, propelled her to global stardom. Audiences were captivated, critics unanimous: Vivien won her first Oscar.
Scarlett becomes a timeless icon, inseparable from the image of Vivien Leigh, who thus enters into cinema legend.
Laurence Olivier: passion, art and turmoil
Vivien is deeply involved in a romantic relationship with Laurence Olivier, a giant of British theater. Their romance, initially discreet, becomes public, embodying a couple admired as much on stage as in real life.
They starred in several major productions, from Fire Over England to Romeo and Juliet . But their relationship was not without its tensions, between professional demands and intimate wounds.
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