Top cast:Alfred Rolfe,Lily Dampier,Raymond Longford
Director:Michael Cimino
Genre:Thriller
Region:Indonesia
Year:2023
Storyline:This sentimental film, Ford""s first ""romantic love story,"" received a total of seven Academy Awards nominations (including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor - Victor McLaglen, Best Screenplay - Frank Nugent, Best Art Direction, and Best Sound) and won two Oscars: Best Cinematography - Winton Hoch and Archie Stout, and Ford (at 57 years of age) won his fourth and final Best Director Oscar, establishing a record that is still unbeaten." She muses about her beloved:The moment I saw him smileI knew he was just my styleMy only regret is we""ve never metThough I dream of him all the whileEsther ambles over to the window seat, sitting and looking out over the neighbor""s place in the direction of the Boy-Next-Door ("at 5133") as she continues singing about her crush on he teenager who lives closeby:How can I ignore the Boy Next Door?I love him more than I can sayDoesn""t try to please me, doesn""t even tease meAnd he never sees me glance his wayAnd though I""m heartsore, the Boy Next DoorAffection for me won""t displayI just adore him, so I can""t ignore himThe Boy Next DoorDuring the playing of the song""s melody, Esther primps and prances in front of the hallway mirror, and then does a little dance with herself at the foot of the stairs.In the next scene, Sean Miller and some members of his group were plotting a two-pronged attack against Ryan""s family, to murder them.With epic qualities, it had more than 50 speaking roles and 2,400 extras.The film currently remains the box-office (domestic) champ with a gross revenue of $1.89billion(adjusted for inflation).Various elements in the original novel had to be eliminated, and some characters, scenes, and events were either truncated, dropped, or modified:Scarlett""s first two children (Wade Hampton and Ella Lorena) were eliminatedIn the novel, Charles Hamilton was in love with Honey Wilkes prior to falling in love with Scarlett; in the film, he was in love with India WilkesRhett""s scenes (and confessions) about being a blockade runner were minimized or cut outthe novel""s love scenes (in particular, the "Paddock Scene") were more low-keythe character of the Atlanta prostitute Belle Watling was sanitized (and Rhett""s finding of solace with Belle - after Scarlett vowed not to have any more children following Bonnie""s birth), was also down-playedany episodes or mention of the Ku Klux Klan were droppedRhett""s contempt for Ashley was softenedRhett""s last words in the novel: "My dear, I don""t give a damn.