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La grande illusion [Grand Illusion]
La grande illusion [Grand Illusion]
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Nebs
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La grande illusion [Grand Illusion]
Grand IllusionQuote: Grand Illusion (French: La grande illusion) is a 1937 French war film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of French officers who are prisoners of war during World War I and are plotting an escape.
The title of the film comes from a book—The Great Illusion by British economist Norman Angell—which argued that war is futile because of the common economic interests of all European nations. The perspective of the film, which is regarded by critics and film historians as one of the masterpieces of French cinema, is generously humanistic to its characters of various nationalities.
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
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Re: La Grande Illusion
A brilliant piece on war and class distinctions and the struggle between them. Probably one of the first anti-war films, and possibly one of the very best. Incredibly sharp writing and naturalistic acting elevate this above a typical POW escape film, but it's the deeply thematic message that really pushes it over the top. All of the characters are three-dimensional, flawed human beings, and the real villain of the work is war. Each of the three main parts of the narrative builds on the previous one, adding to the themes and furthering the notions about class similarities across warring nations. Not the best French film ever made, but certainly right up there.
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Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:43 am |
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snack
Extraordinary
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:18 pm Posts: 12159
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Re: La Grande Illusion [The Grand Illusion]
I don't know if unbiased (and definitely not 'unbias') is the right word for this. Anyways, it's great and all, but not at the same level of Rules of the Game for me. Definitely has a larger appeal, though.
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junio
Indiana Jones IV
Joined: Sat May 07, 2005 2:23 pm Posts: 1778 Location: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
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Re: La Grande Illusion [The Grand Illusion]
von Stroheim's flower!!!
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_axiom
The Wall
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:50 am Posts: 16163 Location: Croatia
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Re: La Grande Illusion [The Grand Illusion]
10/10 -> A
I loved this completely. Truly amazing.
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Michael A
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Re: La Grande Illusion [The Grand Illusion]
I have to side with snack. It's a brilliant and fascinating film, the scope and tone are quite unique, a blend I can't recall having really seen before. It's definitely an excellent piece of film, however it's not the orgasm inducing masterpiece that magnus claims, that would of course be the rules of the game imo.
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jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm Posts: 12333
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Re: La grande illusion [Grand Illusion]
Yeah it's brilliant.
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