"So Red the Rose" is King Vidor's quietly-affecting Civil War romance starring Margaret Sullavan as a Southern aristocrat, the mistress of a Southern plantation, whose sheltered life is torn apart by the War between the States. During the war's darkest days she is sustained by her love for a distant cousin, a Confederate officer played by Randolph Scott.
If you're looking for a standard Civil War flick with cannons going off every five minutes, So Red the Rose is going to put you to sleep. It’s a weird, fragile little movie that spends most of its time staring at porches and fancy dresses. You’ll probably hate it if you need a plot that actually moves, but if you like ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
King Vidor
King Vidor
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"If you're looking for a standard Civil War flick with cannons going off every five minutes, So Red the Rose is going to put you to sleep. It’s a weird, fragile little movie that spends most of its time staring at porches and fancy dresses. You’ll probably hate it if you need a plot that actually moves, but if you like films that feel like they’re drifting through a hazy, dying afternoon, it’s worth a look. Margaret Sullavan is doing some real heavy lifting here. She has this way of looking at a..."
Warner Richmond
Edwin Justus Mayer, Stark Young, Maxwell Anderson, Laurence Stallings
United States
