This is an extended analysis of the film, from different perspectives. The first half is largely a discussion of the cinematic technique, with key sequences analyzed shot by shot. The second half approaches the film from many other angles, including its history, the critical reception, Renoir's life and career, and film theory, e.g., film in relation to music. A case is made that Renoir's career was inconsistent, especially after La Regle du jeu but also during the 1930s. And rather than emphasizing the humanist, anti-war thrust of La Grande Illusion, the film is approached as a work of art that is deeply expressive cinematically.…mehr
This is an extended analysis of the film, from different perspectives. The first half is largely a discussion of the cinematic technique, with key sequences analyzed shot by shot. The second half approaches the film from many other angles, including its history, the critical reception, Renoir's life and career, and film theory, e.g., film in relation to music. A case is made that Renoir's career was inconsistent, especially after La Regle du jeu but also during the 1930s. And rather than emphasizing the humanist, anti-war thrust of La Grande Illusion, the film is approached as a work of art that is deeply expressive cinematically.
Nicholas Macdonald, as an independent filmmaker, made a series of low-budget 16mm political films in the early 1970s. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface: Beware the Trojan Horse Part I: The Film 1. The Blowup in the Mountains 2. La Grande Illusion: A Misplaced Classic 3. French Air Base/German Canteen 4. The Film's Structure 5. Aspects of Style 6. Hallbach 7. Wintersborn (the Opening) 8. Themes and Relationships 9. Maréchal and Boeldieu 10. Boeldieu and Rauffenstein 11. Elsa's Farm 12. FIN: The Swiss Border Part II: Around the Film 13. La Grande Illusion: A History 14. The Road Not Taken... 15. ...and the End of the Journey 16. An "Anti" Anti-War Film 17. The Art of Collaboration 18. Other Takes, Different Angles Part III: The Director 19. Jean Renoir: A Biographical Sketch 20. Peaks, Valleys and Slippery Slopes (1936-1939) 21. Revenge of the Treatment: Le Caporal épinglé (1962) Part IV: Coda 22. Film as Film-and the Music Within 23. The Director Among Directors 24. 24 Frames Per Second, Forever Appendix A. Title Credits Appendix B. The Story Appendix C. Breakdown of Shots Filmography of Jean Renoir Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface: Beware the Trojan Horse Part I: The Film 1. The Blowup in the Mountains 2. La Grande Illusion: A Misplaced Classic 3. French Air Base/German Canteen 4. The Film's Structure 5. Aspects of Style 6. Hallbach 7. Wintersborn (the Opening) 8. Themes and Relationships 9. Maréchal and Boeldieu 10. Boeldieu and Rauffenstein 11. Elsa's Farm 12. FIN: The Swiss Border Part II: Around the Film 13. La Grande Illusion: A History 14. The Road Not Taken... 15. ...and the End of the Journey 16. An "Anti" Anti-War Film 17. The Art of Collaboration 18. Other Takes, Different Angles Part III: The Director 19. Jean Renoir: A Biographical Sketch 20. Peaks, Valleys and Slippery Slopes (1936-1939) 21. Revenge of the Treatment: Le Caporal épinglé (1962) Part IV: Coda 22. Film as Film-and the Music Within 23. The Director Among Directors 24. 24 Frames Per Second, Forever Appendix A. Title Credits Appendix B. The Story Appendix C. Breakdown of Shots Filmography of Jean Renoir Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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