Synopsis

Revealed by "Gone with the Wind", Vivien Leigh entered the pantheon of the seventh art at the age of 24 as Scarlett O'Hara, the most coveted role of the time. The young actress won the Oscar for best actress in 1940. Surfing on her notoriety, Vivien Leigh went on to make five feature films before being crowned a second time in 1952 for her moving incarnation of Blanche Dubois in "A Tramway Named Desire". During the shooting, the actress was prone to crises before being diagnosed bipolar. Interned in England, she will receive electroshock therapy for many years. This documentary draws a moving portrait of the tormented woman behind the icon.