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La Grande Illusion

French Film Guide

La Grande Illusion( )
Author: O'Shaughnessy, Martin
Series title:Ciné-File French Film Guides
ISBN:978-1-84885-057-6
Publication Date:Nov 2009
Publisher:I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $26.95
Book Description:

Directed by the great Jean Renoir, "La Grande Illusion" (1937) is the finest of all anti-war films and a cinematic masterwork. Other films oppose war by showing its horror. Renoir's film holds the horror at arm's length to give us a clearer view of it. A prisoner-of-war drama, with brilliant performances from leading stars of its period, including Erich von Stroheim and Jean Gabin, the film combines popular appeal with a formal brilliance that allows a complex examination of how...
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Book Details
Pages:136
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.47 x 9.66 x 0.41 Inches
Book Weight:0.4 Pounds



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