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Informationen zum Autor The author of this title is the Reader in Film Studies at Nottingham Trent University. He is one of the leading international specialists on Renoir and is the author of "Jean Renoir" (2000) and "The New Face of Political Cinema" (2007). Klappentext Directed by the great Jean Renoir! "La Grande Illusion" (1937) is the finest of all anti-war films and a cinematic masterwork. This title shows how! not content to register the world as it is! the film plays off competing historical possibilities against each other! facing the public with their responsibility to shape the future. Directed by the great Jean Renoir, "La Grande Illusion" (1937) is the finest of all anti-war films and a cinematic masterwork. This title shows how, not content to register the world as it is, the film plays off competing historical possibilities against each other, facing the public with their responsibility to shape the future. Zusammenfassung Directed by the great Jean Renoir, "La Grande Illusion" (1937) is the finest of all anti-war films and a cinematic masterwork. This title shows how, not content to register the world as it is, the film plays off competing historical possibilities against each other, facing the public with their responsibility to shape the future. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Contexts:A director and his two careersCast and creative personnelHistorical and political contexts2 Genesis, evolution, preparation:A long gestationThe evolving scriptThe plagiarism caseThe set3 Analysis:StructureMotifsFilm styleShooting in deep timeSequences and scenesMisrepresenting the war?4 Reception:Pre-war triumphPost-war controversySerene mastery?Anti-Semitism?ConclusionAppendix 1: Renoi'r's filmsAppendix 2: Cast and creative personnelAppendix 3: The evolving scriptAppendix 4: Selected bibliography
