La Grande Illusion

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Call Number: DVD FLC-FRE Grand
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	DVD FLC-FRE Grand	1-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 1-week checkout	DVD FLC-FRE Grand	1-week checkout	Due 04-20-2024

Title on menu screen and disc label: Jean Renoir's Grand illusion.
Presented by Ministere de la Culture, Les Archives du Film du Centre national de la cinématographie, Realisations D'art Cinematographique. Copyright held by Canal+ Image International. Produced by Realisations D'art Cinematographique and Paris-Studios-Cinéma.
"The Classic Collection, a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container.
Based on the novel by Charles Spaak.
DVD version of a 1937 motion picture. New and improved English subtitle translation.
Newly restored digital transfer, created from the long-lost camera negative.
Includes a rare theatrical trailer (ca. 5 min.) in which Jean Renoir discusses this film and his personal war experiences.
Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Erich von Stroheim, Pierre Fresnay, Marcel Dalio.
In this classic tale of adventure, duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the commandant while cooperating with his comrades in a daring escape.
DVD format ; Full screen.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

A Classic, Underappreciated Antiwar Film submitted by Meginator on July 11, 2021, 12:17pm This film is a timeless classic that manages to knit together several thematic elements while keeping its focus on the characters and their relationships with one another. Jean Renoir tackles the futility of war, the disintegration of traditional class distinctions, and the looming spectre of World War II without letting the political undercurrents dominate the story; instead, they emerge naturally as the story progresses and the film gets its points across more effectively as a result. This is often listed among the best films of all time, and after watching it I can understand why. Highly recommended.